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Transport Department reopens HZMB permit application

Regular quota permits is set at 1,000 applications.

Transport Department reopens HZMB permit application

Regular quota permits is set at 1,000 applications.

Police Force launches recruitment app

This allows people to submit and track their police job applications. 

Foreign currency reserve assets reached US$423.4b in August

This is higher than the US$419.1b recorded in July.

Skill gaps hinder Hong Kong's tech talent pool

Companies struggle with shortages despite an increasing number of IT professionals.

New strategies urged to fill student housing gap

Colliers suggests office conversion, PBSA, and a build-to-rent model.

Guangdong gov’t to issue RMB5b bonds in HK

Proceeds from the two-year bonds will fund projects in Nansha, Guangzhou.

60% of HK workers oppose foreign labour importation

This is due to fewer employment prospects for local workers.

HKEX suspends trading due to typhoon

Connect trading is also suspended for the day.

Y.X acquires building in Hung Hom for student housing

Y36 has 51 rooms with 82-bed spaces and co-living spaces spanning over 4,000 sq ft.

Wealth transfers to spur family offices’ growth in SG, HK

The two markets each manage $1.3t in offshore assets.

Student housing to fall 120,000 beds short by 2028

Demand is expected to reach 175,000 by 2028.

9 in 10 GBA companies see Hong Kong as a key sustainable development facilitator

99% of Mainland businesses committed to sustainable investment choose Hong Kong as a source for related professional services

Private rental prices inches up just 3% below historical peak

The rental index for Class A and B units increased 6.9% and 7.3% YoY. 

Hang Seng Bank taps Derek Ngai as new head of audit

Ngai was head of audit for Hong Kong and Macau at HSBC.

All sectors affected in Hong Kong’s real estate sales drop

Rising interest rates and geopolitical tensions challenge Hong Kong's property sector.

Hong Kong travelers flock southeastern regions in cross-border travel: report

Total volume of cross-border travelers to Mainland China has reached 141 million.