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- Tvardi TherapeuticsTvardi Therapeutics to Participate in Chardan’s 10th Annual Healthcare ConferenceTvardi Therapeutics, Inc. (“Tvardi” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: TVRD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, oral small molecule therapies targeting STAT3 to treat inflammatory and proliferative diseases, today announced that management will present at Chardan’s 10th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York City on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 1:30 PM ET.
- 港股IPO操纵透视：茶百道停牌背后 Harvest名称背后两套投资路径 主体已完成切割 真嘉实与投行能否脱离干系10月20-22日上海黄浦江畔，2026可持续全球领导者大会再度来袭。诺奖、图灵奖得主现场讲述科技未来与趋势，更有“解救”焦虑、内卷时代的网红教授——麦克法兰与项飙现场对话！ 名额有限，手慢无。让我们共赴可持续之约！ 【点击报名】 炒股就看 金麒麟分析师研报 ，权威，专业，及时，全面，助您挖掘潜力主题机会！ 出品：新浪财经上市公司研究院/港市多维镜 作者：喜乐 2026年10月13日，香港证监会宣布对两个涉嫌参与IPO欺诈计划的集团采取行动，并指示联交所暂停茶百道（02555.HK）的股份交易。第一个可疑集团以孙然为核心，涉及八家离岸公司，冻结资产上限43.79亿港元，创下证监会历来同类案件中的最高限制金额。 但茶百道只是监管行动的切入点。案件揭开的这套离岸配售运作模式，在大量港股IPO基石认购中，通过名为Harvest International Premium Value （Secondary Market） Fund SP
- 茶百道陷上市“欺诈门”：停牌前市值已暴跌77%，长期保持高比例分红10月20-22日上海黄浦江畔，2026可持续全球领导者大会再度来袭。诺奖、图灵奖得主现场讲述科技未来与趋势，更有“解救”焦虑、内卷时代的网红教授——麦克法兰与项飙现场对话！ 名额有限，手慢无。让我们共赴可持续之约！ 【点击报名】 （来源：九号观察） 作者 | 跳 跳 2026年10月13日，茶百道（02555.HK）被香港证监会勒令停牌，原因直指“首次公开招股（IPO）的股份制造虚假或人为的需求表象”。这家曾以258亿港元市值风光上市的川派茶饮品牌，如今市值仅剩59.62亿港元，蒸发近200亿。 值得注意的是，证监会对涉案账户的资产限制金额高达43.79亿港元，创下同类案件历史之最。从财务基本面看，茶百道2026年上半年营收与净利润增速已骤降至个位数，毛利率持续承压；横向对比行业，其规模在六大上市茶饮中仅处第三梯队。 1 IPO或陷“欺诈门”： 43亿港元资产被冻结，需求真实性存疑 香港证监会此次行动的核心，在于调查茶百道IP
- 十年三闯IPO：安佑生物压降募资 担保与周期难题待解10月20-22日上海黄浦江畔，2026可持续全球领导者大会再度来袭。诺奖、图灵奖得主现场讲述科技未来与趋势，更有“解救”焦虑、内卷时代的网红教授——麦克法兰与项飙现场对话！ 名额有限，手慢无。让我们共赴可持续之约！ 【点击报名】 历经首次上会被否、二次主动撤材料，安佑生物开启了第三次 IPO 征程。 为扫清上市障碍，这家公司拟剥离生猪养殖业务、下调募资金额。不过，温氏投资 “股东 + 第一大客户” 的双重身份、激增的应收账款、对下游客户担保敞口，叠加饲料行业强周期、薄毛利的行业底色，为其上市之路埋下多重不确定性。 两度闯关失败 安佑生物是一家聚焦动物精准营养的农牧集团，主打猪教槽保育料，猪饲料为基本盘，同时布局禽、水产、反刍饲料赛道。公开信息显示，2025 年公司工业饲料产量位列国内前二十，猪饲料销量跻身国内前十，猪教槽保育饲料销量位居国内前三。 安佑生物最早于 2016 年 3 月递交沪市主板 IPO 申请，2018 年 1
- 【看新股】9月港股IPO透视：希音、江波龙等募资规模靠前 排队企业数量超过370家10月20-22日上海黄浦江畔，2026可持续全球领导者大会再度来袭。诺奖、图灵奖得主现场讲述科技未来与趋势，更有“解救”焦虑、内卷时代的网红教授——麦克法兰与项飙现场对话！ 名额有限，手慢无。让我们共赴可持续之约！ 【点击报名】 来源：新华财经 【看新股】9月港股IPO透视：希音、 江波龙 等募资规模靠前 排队企业数量超过370家 据港交所披露信息，截至2026年10月12日，港股IPO排队企业总数达377家，与8月排队数量基本持平。 新华财经北京10月14日电 2026年9月，港交所共有12只新股上市，募资规模超过456亿港元，规模同比下降约14%。其中，希音募资约135.96亿港元，江波龙、纳真科技、 罗博特科 、 景旺电子 等募资超过50亿港元。 据港交所披露信息，截至2026年10月12日，港股IPO排队企业总数达377家，与8月排队数量基本持平。其中，13家企业已通过聆讯。 9月募资超450亿港元 共12只新股上市
- Survale Brings Talent Experience Data to AI Agents and the Enterprise Data Stack at HR Technology Conference 2026San Francisco, CA Wednesday Oct 14, 2026 @ 4:00 AM Pacific — Survale, the most awarded talent feedback and analytics platform, is excited to announce it will be exhibiting at the 2026 HR Technology Conference & Exposition, October 20-22 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. At Booth 3810, Survale will showcase three major announcements, headlined by new infrastructure that makes talent experience data available to AI agents and enterprise analytics platforms for the first time. New MCP Server and Analytics API: Talent Experience Data, Everywhere You Work As organizations deploy AI agents across HR and talent acquisition, those agents are only as smart as the data they can reach. Survale's new MCP (Model Context Protocol) server and Analytics API make Survale the experience data layer for the AI-powered talent stack: AI-agent ready: The MCP server lets client AI agents securely retrieve live Survale metrics, and trends within any agentic process or output. This data can now easily be leveraged into automated executive briefings, recruiting ops workflows, AI-generated reporting, and more Any BI solution: The Analytics API automatically pulls Survale talent experience data into Power BI, Tableau, or dedicated people analytics platforms like Visier, Splash BI or Crunchr. The data can be accessed as fully rendered dashboard widgets or the raw data behind them Metrics include at launch: Overall Candidate NPS, Hiring Manager Satisfaction, Completion %, and trend data for each-with every operational filter attached, including location, recruiter, job family, source, and more SurvaleAI Expands AI Data Analysis with Full Agentic Upgrade Meanwhile, Survale’s native AI has received a big upgrade, now utilizing a team of expert agents to analyze your full data set - from statistical data to free form comments. Think of new Survale AI as an expert talent experience analyst at your disposal to answer questions and surface insights tied to operational data like location, hiring manager, recruiter, job and more. New SurvaleAI can now: Analyze dashboard, survey and comment data and instantly surface insights with a simple question Save and share important prompts between users Activate your built in analyst from any dashboard with a new Prompt Widget Get context sensitive suggestions for steps to take in reducing problems and leveraging successes. Hiring Manager Candidate Experience Certification: Now Generally Available The industry's first research-backed program for certifying hiring managers on candidate experience, built on 15 years of CandE Benchmark Research spanning 2M+ candidates across 2,000+ employers: Five 10-minute modules covering interviewer mindset, pre-interview alignment, structured interviewing, post-interview execution, and feedback optimization Practical tools including the Panel Role-Assigner Matrix, 15-Minute Scorecard Method, and Disposition Script Bank A closed feedback loop: Certified managers see their own live candidate sentiment from the Survale platform and improve with every search Enterprise ready: Delivered via white-label branded portal or SCORM-compliant modules in any LMS 2026 CandE Award Winners Announced; 2027 Program Now Open Survale has announced the winners of the 2026 CandE Benchmark Research Program awards, recognizing the employers that delivered the year's highest-rated candidate experiences based directly on candidate feedback. The full list of 2026 winners is available at https://survale.com/cande-award-winners/. Registration for the 2027 CandE program is now open, and companies interested in benchmarking their candidate experience against the industry's leading research dataset are encouraged to participate. "The theme of this year's show is moving from change to transformation, and that's exactly what these announcements deliver," said Jason Moreau, CEO of Survale. "AI agents and analytics platforms are transforming how talent decisions get made, but they've been flying blind on the human side of hiring. With our MCP server and API, Survale becomes the experience data layer for that entire stack-and with our new certification program, we're closing the loop by transforming hiring manager behavior itself. We can't wait to show it all at Booth 3810." Attendees can visit Survale at Booth 3810 throughout the exposition or contact Survale in advance to schedule a personalized demonstration during the conference. About Survale Survale's award winning Talent Feedback Platform provides employers with an "Always On" solution for automatically gathering, analyzing and acting upon experiential data from candidates, recruiters, hiring managers and employees at each stage of the hiring process and throughout the talent lifecycle. Survale's data provides recruiting leadership with unprecedented insights into their recruitment operations and quality of hire, allowing them to optimize and align their people and processes around common metrics. Survale is also the home of the CandE Benchmark Research Program, the industry's leading candidate experience research and awards program. For more information, visit: survale.com.
- Melamine foam manufacturer FoamTech adds EN 13501-1 Class B-s1, d0 fire rating as European interior specifications tightenWednesday 14 October, 2026 The Yiwu-based manufacturer also holds IATF 16949 and AS9100D, delivers rail interior material against EN 45545 project specifications, and has had its melamine foam carbon footprint verified to ISO 14067:2018 by TÜV SÜD. YIWU, Zhejiang, China — 14 October 2026 — FoamTech (Zhejiang) New Materials Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of melamine foam for thermal insulation, acoustic treatment and fire-rated interiors, today confirmed that its melamine foam carries the European construction fire classification EN 13501-1 Class B-s1, d0. EN 13501-1 is the reaction-to-fire classification standard applied to construction products across the European Union and the UK. The designation has three parts: B indicates a limited contribution to fire spread; s1 is the lowest smoke-production bracket; and d0 indicates no flaming droplets. The final element is frequently the one that narrows the field in enclosed interior applications, where a falling, burning droplet can spread fire below the point of ignition. The same class is expressed in the Chinese system, where the material is separately graded as GB 8624 B1 (B-s1, d0) for domestic projects. Melamine foam derives its fire performance from the nitrogen content of the melamine resin itself rather than from halogenated flame-retardant additives. That is a property of the material, not a coating, and it survives cutting and converting. “Our customers in Europe rarely ask for a single data-sheet number,” said Kiko Fan, Overseas Manager at FoamTech. “They ask which classification a product holds, who tested it, and whether the same result applies to the thickness and density they are actually specifying. So we publish the classification and the test method together, and we keep the underlying reports available to specifiers.” Three qualification streams on one set of lines Melamine foam for building interiors is only one of the release regimes FoamTech works under. The company holds IATF 16949, the quality management standard for automotive suppliers, and AS9100D, its aerospace counterpart, for its melamine foam production, alongside ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. In practice this means incoming-material control, batch traceability and release testing on the lines that produce standard insulation grades are governed by automotive and aerospace control plans. Material supplied for HVAC ductwork, chilled-water and process piping, or acoustic treatment inherits that release discipline. Rail interiors: supplied to project requirements Rail interior work follows a different route. Rather than claiming a blanket approval, FoamTech supplies against individual project specifications that call for compliance with EN 45545, the European fire-safety standard for railway vehicles. That includes interior applications on rolling stock built by CRRC, the Chinese rolling-stock manufacturer, where the hazard level is set by the vehicle programme rather than by the foam supplier. Material is tested and documented to the hazard level named in the customer's specification, and the supporting test evidence travels with the delivery documentation. Test documentation held Independent test evidence held by the company includes: UL 94 V-0 rated formulations; Carbon footprint verified Separately from fire performance, the carbon footprint of the company's melamine foam has been verified to ISO 14067:2018 by TÜV SÜD, the German testing and certification group. The verification covers data from October 2024 to September 2025 and was carried out to a reasonable-assurance level, with an unqualified statement of conformity. The verified figure is 86.18 kg CO2e per 2560 × 1300 × 430 mm block, from cradle to gate — that is, raw material and manufacturing stages. Standards work FoamTech is listed among the drafting units of Chinese national and industry standards for plastics and thermal insulation, including QB/T 8216-2026 (cleaning melamine foam), and participates in current revision work on test methods for foam combustion behaviour and water-vapour transmission in building materials. About FoamTech FoamTech (Zhejiang) New Materials Co., Ltd. is a melamine foam manufacturer registered in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China (legal entity registered 2020-12-29; group operations since 2014). The company produces melamine foam blocks, sheets, acoustic panels, thermal insulation, hydrophobic grades and cleaning sponges, and supplies converted and die-cut parts. It holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, IATF 16949 and AS9100D, has completed a BSCI social-compliance audit, operates a FAMA Authorized Facility in Yiwu, and has an annual melamine foam production capacity of 300,000 m³. Website: https://melaminefoamtech.com Media contact Kiko Fan, Overseas ManagerFoamTech (Zhejiang) New Materials Co., [email protected] | melaminefoamtech.com # # #
- Hong Kong Cinema @ BUSAN 2026 concludes successfullyHong Kong, Oct 14, 2026 - Hong Kong Cinema @ BUSAN 2026, co-organised by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau (CSTB) of the Hong Kong SAR Government, the Hong Kong Film Development Council (FDC) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), concluded successfully yesterday. Held from 10 to 13 October at the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) in Busan, South Korea, Hong Kong Cinema @ BUSAN 2026 featured a series of activities, including the Hong Kong Pavilion, Hong Kong Night and more. The campaign promoted the development of Hong Kong's film industry, served as a bridge between Hong Kong filmmakers and overseas industry players and buyers, fostered collaboration opportunities and highlighted Hong Kong's role as an international hub for East-meets-West cultural and artistic exchange as well as a regional IP trading centre. The Hong Kong Pavilion hosted a happy hour reception, bringing together film industry professionals from around the world to connect and exchange insights. Anna Cheung, Associate Executive Director of HKTDC, said: "As an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange, Hong Kong has long been committed to fostering cross-cultural dialogue and collaboration. The HKTDC is delighted to once again join hands with the CCIDA and FDC to present Hong Kong Cinema @ BUSAN 2026. Through this campaign, we aim to showcase and promote Hong Kong's cinematic creations in the international market, strengthen exchanges between Hong Kong and the global film industry, and create more opportunities for international co-productions and collaborations." Showcasing creative diversity and advancing Hong Kong cinema This year, several Hong Kong film production and distribution companies actively participated in the exhibition at the Hong Kong Pavilion, including Blast Films International Limited, Cappu Films Limited, First Step Movie Distribution Studio, Just Distribution Company Limited, October Pictures Limited, and Xiaowu Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited. Other Hong Kong film companies, including Edko Films Limited, Emperor Motion Pictures, Golden Network Asia Limited, Golden Scene Company Limited, and One Cool Pictures, also engaged with international buyers and investors to explore collaboration opportunities. The Pavilion also showcased several Hong Kong films selected for the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). These included Dead End, distributed by One Cool Group and selected for the Vision-Asia section of BIFF, where it had its premiere. The film also won the Higher Education Institution Group of the 7th First Feature Film Initiative, funded by the Film Development Fund. Also featured was Cold War 1994, produced by Edko Films Ltd., which was selected for the Special Screenings & Carte Blanche section. Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries Drew Lai remarked that CCIDA is dedicated to boosting film productions and nurturing talents for the film industry through various funding schemes under the Film Development Fund (FDF). In addition, CCIDA will set up a dedicated Support Unit for Non-local Film Productions, making it easy and convenient for overseas crews to film in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Night fosters global industry exchange and collaboration Hong Kong Night was held on 9 October at the Paradise Hotel Busan, serving as the curtain-raiser for Hong Kong Cinema @ BUSAN 2026 and showcasing the creative strengths of Hong Kong's film industry to the international community. The event attracted more than 750 industry professionals from Hong Kong and around the world, fostering cross-border business networking and industry exchange. Members of the Hong Kong delegation attending Hong Kong Night included Isabella Lam, director of Dead End, and cast members Maggie Shiu, Hedwig Tam and Lokman Yeung. Key film industry players attended Hong Kong Night, including Dead End director Isabella Lam and cast members Maggie Shiu, Hedwig Tam, and Lokman Yeung as well as artists Fala Chen, Nacy Sit and Jonathan Wong. Other delegation members included film producers Johnny Wang, Lau Kok Rui, Trevor Choi, Kelvin Shum and Whitney Yiu as well as director So Chak Long. Delegation members also participated in the Producer Hub programme, where they met producers and production companies from around the world, explored opportunities for cross-border collaboration and further strengthened ties between Hong Kong's film industry and the international filmmaking community. Hong Kong producers engaged with international industry professionals at the Producer Hub. Among them, director So Chak Long was selected for the Asian Project Market (APM) with his work Whisper of the Silence. During APM, he took part in a series of one-on-one business matching meetings with international investors and industry professionals to pursue opportunities for international co-productions and collaboration. Producer Kelvin Shum said: "Through the Producer Hub, we have the opportunity to not only present our projects, but also to connect with filmmakers from Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and other markets. This enables us to better understand the industry's latest developments, market demand and unique filmmaking processes of different countries. It is a truly rewarding and invaluable experience." Exploring screen adaptation and development opportunities for Hong Kong IPs This year, CCIDA selected and organised, for the first time, four outstanding original works from Hong Kong outside the film category to participate in the Busan Story Market (BSM). The selected projects comprised three animated works: Blacky the Metal Arm Cat, Cirkillation and Tai Lung Fung – Full Throttle Kitchen as well as the comic title Disposable Dolly. Local original content IP owners participated in the Busan Story Market to engage in IP rights trading, financing and cross-media collaboration. The BSM is a dedicated marketplace for IP transactions involving high-quality original content from around the world, including animation, comics, novels and screenplays. The platform facilitates film and television rights trading. It connects overseas producers, investors and distributors with content creators to explore collaboration opportunities, while promoting adaptation and development projects for international markets. Representative of Blacky the Metal Arm Cat said: "As a local Hong Kong IP, we spend most of our time creating in the studio, making it challenging to reach out to industry professionals worldwide. BSM has allowed us to connect with producers, investors and potential partners from different countries, which is crucial to facilitate Hong Kong Ips' expansion into overseas markets and their continuous development." Photo download: https://bit.ly/4ykeaPO Media enquiries HKTDC's Communications & Public Affairs Department: Johnny Tsui Tel: (852) 2584 4395 Email: [email protected] About HKTDC The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. The HKTDC is a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong's trade. With over 50 offices globally, including 13 in the Chinese Mainland, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a two-way global investment and business hub. The HKTDC organises international exhibitions, conferences and business missions to create business opportunities for companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the mainland and international markets. The HKTDC also provides up-to-date market insights and product information via research reports and digital news channels. For more information, please visit: www.hktdc.com/aboutus. Follow us on @hktdc and LinkedIn About CCIDA The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA), formerly known as Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) since 2009, was established in June 2024. CCIDA is a dedicated office under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR Government) to provide one-stop services and support to the cultural and creative sectors with a mission to foster a conducive environment in Hong Kong to facilitate development of the arts, culture and creative sectors as industries. CCIDA's strategic foci are nurturing talent and facilitating start-ups, exploring markets, promoting cross-sectoral and multi-disciplinary collaboration, promoting industrialisation of the arts, culture and creative sectors under the industry-oriented principle, and fostering a creative atmosphere in the community, thereby reinforcing Hong Kong as Asia's creative capital and our positioning as the East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange. About HKFDC In his Policy Address in October 2006, the Chief Executive announced that the then Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology will co-ordinate the film-related policy, planning and activities, including manpower training, Mainland and overseas promotion, and filming support. From 1 July 2022 onwards, the relevant work is co-ordinated by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism. In order to support the Secretary and to ensure the policy is in line with the sustainable development of the film industry, the Government established the Hong Kong Film Development Council (HKFDC) on 15 April 2007. The Film Development Fund (FDF) was first set up by the Government in 1999 to support projects conducive to the long-term development of the film industry in Hong Kong. Since 2005, the Government has injected a total of about $2.9 billion into the FDF to support Hong Kong film industry along four strategic directions, namely nurturing talent, enhancing local production, expanding markets and building audience.
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- Hong Kong Cinema @ BUSAN 2026 concludes successfullyHong Kong, Oct 14, 2026 - Hong Kong Cinema @ BUSAN 2026, co-organised by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau (CSTB) of the Hong Kong SAR Government, the Hong Kong Film Development Council (FDC) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), concluded successfully yesterday. Held from 10 to 13 October at the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) in Busan, South Korea, Hong Kong Cinema @ BUSAN 2026 featured a series of activities, including the Hong Kong Pavilion, Hong Kong Night and more. The campaign promoted the development of Hong Kong's film industry, served as a bridge between Hong Kong filmmakers and overseas industry players and buyers, fostered collaboration opportunities and highlighted Hong Kong's role as an international hub for East-meets-West cultural and artistic exchange as well as a regional IP trading centre. The Hong Kong Pavilion hosted a happy hour reception, bringing together film industry professionals from around the world to connect and exchange insights. Anna Cheung, Associate Executive Director of HKTDC, said: "As an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange, Hong Kong has long been committed to fostering cross-cultural dialogue and collaboration. The HKTDC is delighted to once again join hands with the CCIDA and FDC to present Hong Kong Cinema @ BUSAN 2026. Through this campaign, we aim to showcase and promote Hong Kong's cinematic creations in the international market, strengthen exchanges between Hong Kong and the global film industry, and create more opportunities for international co-productions and collaborations." Showcasing creative diversity and advancing Hong Kong cinema This year, several Hong Kong film production and distribution companies actively participated in the exhibition at the Hong Kong Pavilion, including Blast Films International Limited, Cappu Films Limited, First Step Movie Distribution Studio, Just Distribution Company Limited, October Pictures Limited, and Xiaowu Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited. Other Hong Kong film companies, including Edko Films Limited, Emperor Motion Pictures, Golden Network Asia Limited, Golden Scene Company Limited, and One Cool Pictures, also engaged with international buyers and investors to explore collaboration opportunities. The Pavilion also showcased several Hong Kong films selected for the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). These included Dead End, distributed by One Cool Group and selected for the Vision-Asia section of BIFF, where it had its premiere. The film also won the Higher Education Institution Group of the 7th First Feature Film Initiative, funded by the Film Development Fund. Also featured was Cold War 1994, produced by Edko Films Ltd., which was selected for the Special Screenings & Carte Blanche section. Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries Drew Lai remarked that CCIDA is dedicated to boosting film productions and nurturing talents for the film industry through various funding schemes under the Film Development Fund (FDF). In addition, CCIDA will set up a dedicated Support Unit for Non-local Film Productions, making it easy and convenient for overseas crews to film in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Night fosters global industry exchange and collaboration Hong Kong Night was held on 9 October at the Paradise Hotel Busan, serving as the curtain-raiser for Hong Kong Cinema @ BUSAN 2026 and showcasing the creative strengths of Hong Kong's film industry to the international community. The event attracted more than 750 industry professionals from Hong Kong and around the world, fostering cross-border business networking and industry exchange. Members of the Hong Kong delegation attending Hong Kong Night included Isabella Lam, director of Dead End, and cast members Maggie Shiu, Hedwig Tam and Lokman Yeung. Key film industry players attended Hong Kong Night, including Dead End director Isabella Lam and cast members Maggie Shiu, Hedwig Tam, and Lokman Yeung as well as artists Fala Chen, Nacy Sit and Jonathan Wong. Other delegation members included film producers Johnny Wang, Lau Kok Rui, Trevor Choi, Kelvin Shum and Whitney Yiu as well as director So Chak Long. Delegation members also participated in the Producer Hub programme, where they met producers and production companies from around the world, explored opportunities for cross-border collaboration and further strengthened ties between Hong Kong's film industry and the international filmmaking community. Hong Kong producers engaged with international industry professionals at the Producer Hub. Among them, director So Chak Long was selected for the Asian Project Market (APM) with his work Whisper of the Silence. During APM, he took part in a series of one-on-one business matching meetings with international investors and industry professionals to pursue opportunities for international co-productions and collaboration. Producer Kelvin Shum said: "Through the Producer Hub, we have the opportunity to not only present our projects, but also to connect with filmmakers from Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and other markets. This enables us to better understand the industry's latest developments, market demand and unique filmmaking processes of different countries. It is a truly rewarding and invaluable experience." Exploring screen adaptation and development opportunities for Hong Kong IPs This year, CCIDA selected and organised, for the first time, four outstanding original works from Hong Kong outside the film category to participate in the Busan Story Market (BSM). The selected projects comprised three animated works: Blacky the Metal Arm Cat, Cirkillation and Tai Lung Fung – Full Throttle Kitchen as well as the comic title Disposable Dolly. Local original content IP owners participated in the Busan Story Market to engage in IP rights trading, financing and cross-media collaboration. The BSM is a dedicated marketplace for IP transactions involving high-quality original content from around the world, including animation, comics, novels and screenplays. The platform facilitates film and television rights trading. It connects overseas producers, investors and distributors with content creators to explore collaboration opportunities, while promoting adaptation and development projects for international markets. Representative of Blacky the Metal Arm Cat said: "As a local Hong Kong IP, we spend most of our time creating in the studio, making it challenging to reach out to industry professionals worldwide. BSM has allowed us to connect with producers, investors and potential partners from different countries, which is crucial to facilitate Hong Kong Ips' expansion into overseas markets and their continuous development." Photo download: https://bit.ly/4ykeaPO Media enquiries HKTDC's Communications & Public Affairs Department: Johnny Tsui Tel: (852) 2584 4395 Email: [email protected] About HKTDC The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. The HKTDC is a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong's trade. With over 50 offices globally, including 13 in the Chinese Mainland, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a two-way global investment and business hub. The HKTDC organises international exhibitions, conferences and business missions to create business opportunities for companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the mainland and international markets. The HKTDC also provides up-to-date market insights and product information via research reports and digital news channels. For more information, please visit: www.hktdc.com/aboutus. Follow us on @hktdc and LinkedIn About CCIDA The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA), formerly known as Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) since 2009, was established in June 2024. CCIDA is a dedicated office under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR Government) to provide one-stop services and support to the cultural and creative sectors with a mission to foster a conducive environment in Hong Kong to facilitate development of the arts, culture and creative sectors as industries. CCIDA's strategic foci are nurturing talent and facilitating start-ups, exploring markets, promoting cross-sectoral and multi-disciplinary collaboration, promoting industrialisation of the arts, culture and creative sectors under the industry-oriented principle, and fostering a creative atmosphere in the community, thereby reinforcing Hong Kong as Asia's creative capital and our positioning as the East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange. About HKFDC In his Policy Address in October 2006, the Chief Executive announced that the then Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology will co-ordinate the film-related policy, planning and activities, including manpower training, Mainland and overseas promotion, and filming support. From 1 July 2022 onwards, the relevant work is co-ordinated by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism. In order to support the Secretary and to ensure the policy is in line with the sustainable development of the film industry, the Government established the Hong Kong Film Development Council (HKFDC) on 15 April 2007. The Film Development Fund (FDF) was first set up by the Government in 1999 to support projects conducive to the long-term development of the film industry in Hong Kong. Since 2005, the Government has injected a total of about $2.9 billion into the FDF to support Hong Kong film industry along four strategic directions, namely nurturing talent, enhancing local production, expanding markets and building audience.