Quick takes

Monica Lee-Müller honoured by HK government

Former UFI president, Monica Lee-Müller, the managing director of HKCEC will receive, later this year, the Medal of Honour from John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. Congratulations, Monica!

Macau to make it easier to hire overseas talent

It seems all industries across Asia are dealing with a talent shortfall. Tiny Macau needs to address this problem head-on. Macau is planning to open its doors to overseas talent. The government wants to attract at least 1,000 non-local professionals through a strategy covering healthcare, high-tech, finance, culture, sport, and tourism.

IATA revises HK’s aviation recovery period

Hong Kong’s economy and its business events industry cannot recover if the air links to the city are not re-established to at least 2019 levels. Fortunately, IATA has upgraded its passenger traffic recovery projection for Hong Kong. It is now expecting to see a recovery to pre-crisis levels by the end of 2024.

RX appoints new Global CSO

First RX appointed Hugh Jones as CEO coming from outside the exhibition industry. And now Jones has hired Peter Lindsey, the ex-Chief Strategy Officer at the Telegraph Media Group and from Bain & Company before that. It will be interesting to see where they take RX.