Economy
Total export volume down 4% in May
                                                                                 
                    
                    Total export and import volumes went down as prices increased.
                
                                
            Total export volume down 4% in May
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            Total export and import volumes went down as prices increased.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Exports down 2.4% in May
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Total good exports fell 2.5% for the first five months of the year.
                    
                                        
                    
                Over 64,000 new companies registered in H1
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Hong Kong is now home to nearly 1.4 million companies.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong exports down 2.4% to $343.1b in April
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The total value of exported goods dropped 2.4%.
                    
                                        
                    
                3 in 4 parents more pressured over finances than older counterparts
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Children’s education ranked as their highest financial stressor.
                    
                                        
                    
                Inflation eases to 2.8% in May
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The prices of electricity, gas and water fell.
                    
                                        
                    
                Civil Service Bureau proposes 5.26% pay hike for lower income civil servants
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The proposed adjustment took into account cost of living and pay claims, amongst others.
                    
                                        
                    
                The Asian Export Awards 2019 is now open for nominations
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The search is on for the leading exporters in Asia.
                    
                                        
                    
                Entertainment and media revenue to make up 60% of Hong Kong's revenue by 2023
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It will primarily be driven by the OTT segment’s 18.7% CAGR to $3.14b.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong beats US but trails Singapore in world competitiveness rankings
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The city had stellar scores in government and business efficiency.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong's quality of life is the world's 44th best: report
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Meteoric property prices put Hong Kong behind cheaper Asian cities.
                    
                                        
                    
                Exports down 2.6% to $321.5b in April
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Double digit export volume declines were recorded in India, Taiwan and the US.
                    
                                        
                    
                Inflation up 2.9% in April
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Higher prices for food, housing and transport offset declines in utilities.
                    
                                        
                    
                Over $13b of arrears owed to Hong Kong SMEs in 2018
                                                                                                 
                        
                        More than one in ten invoices were left unpaid.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong exports down 3% in March
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Double digit export volume declines were recorded to mainland China and India.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong GDP growth to recover after bottoming out in Q1
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Private consumption and investment growth will prop up the struggling economy.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong's GDP growth slowed to 0.5% in Q1
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Both exports and imports of goods continued to see declines.