Hong Kong
Labour policies announced in 2015 budget welcomed
Productive and sustainable workforce is hoped for.
Labour policies announced in 2015 budget welcomed
Productive and sustainable workforce is hoped for.
Handouts in 2015 budget less generous than expected
In line with hefty fiscal surplus.
Government's push for increased social spending commended
But more information on Future Fund needed.
Hong Kong's 2015 budget lacks detail and vision: CPA Australia
The high budget surplus is a factor.
Greater hand-outs for households announced in 2015 budget major surprise
However, it's called an old government trick.
2015 budget hit for being neither new nor sustainable
It's old wine in an old bottle.
Hong Kong's revised budget surplus surprises at HK$63.8bn
Thanks partly to higher stamp duty revenue.
HKMC launches new Premium Loan Guarantee Scheme
It's to address public housing flats turnover.
Hang Seng Bank's FY14 net profit crashes 43% to HK$15.1bn
Higher credit costs were cited.
Leasing market in prime street segment turning more tenant-friendly
Landlords are becoming more flexible.
Euro, USD fluctuations hurt affluent Chinese visitors' preferences
Hong Kong suddenly became less appealing.
Retail sales slumped towards end of 2014
It's the market's coldest winter since 2003.
Hong Kong equity funds recorded US$347m in early February
Heaviest weekly inflows in almost six months.
Only 11% of employers eye giving 100% of staff salary as bonus
Bosses are getting more conservative.
6 in 10 Hong Kong bosses to hike salaries up by 3-6%
And they're becoming more performance-oriented.
Hong Kong's retail sales dropped 0.2% in 2014
It's the first full-year drop since 2003.
Favorable fiscal outcome for FY2014/15 expected ahead of 2015 Budget announcement
There was solid performance and low unemployment.
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