CNBC Asia anchor Chery Kang announced her farewell to CNBC Hong Kong, stating that this job was the reason she moved to the city ten years ago and has been a place for her professional and personal growth.

She expressed her love for every experience but decided to move on to the next chapter, quoting her often-stated work attitude of wanting to become a better workhorse. She rarely posts on social media but took this opportunity to thank those who supported her in recent days and made her excited about the future.

Kang has been a CNBC reporter since 2016 and co-hosted "Squawk Box Asia" with Martin Soong, reporting on Asia-Pacific business news from Hong Kong and appearing on various CNBC programs. She holds a degree in International Studies from Ewha Womans University and a Master's in Global Finance from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and NYU Stern School of Business, working in English and Korean.

After Comcast spun off its cable networks into Versant, the parent company announced the closure of the Hong Kong production center and the cancellation of several daily live shows, including "The China Connection" and "Inside India." International reporting will be led by London, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, and Beijing, while Hong Kong news will be integrated into broader Asia coverage.

Her public farewell did not announce her next employer. Her profile has been updated to reflect her status as a former CNBC reporter, stating she is still tracking news. This personnel change coincides with a reduction in Hong Kong's live broadcast capacity, leading to a reconfiguration of hosts for the Asia early morning live segments.

From a market mechanism perspective, this reflects talent movement driven by media structural contraction: fewer live production positions in Hong Kong, with broadcast resources concentrating in Singapore, Beijing, and other hubs. Beneficiaries are the locations and platforms that retain early morning production capabilities in Asia; those under pressure are the reporters and production teams reliant on Hong Kong studios. Funding and staffing are shifting from multiple live broadcasts in one city to fewer locations and fewer daily programs.

Kang has framed her ten years in Hong Kong as a closed loop, taking her self-identification as a "show pony / workhorse" beyond the studio, with her specific next steps still not disclosed publicly.

Source: Public Information