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Hong Kong remains the priciest Asian city to build in: study

Its low technology adoption rate is driving up construction costs.

Hong Kong remains the priciest Asian city to build in: study

Its low technology adoption rate is driving up construction costs.

Urban Renewal Authority unveils building rehabilitation platform

It will provide information and technical support on redeveloping sites to building owners.

3 in 5 Hong Kongers prioritise data security over fast banking

Only 47% cited quick and easy banking as their top priority.

Restaurant receipts rose 3% to $31.5b in Q1

Non-Chinese restaurants saw $9.58m in receipts.

HKMA unveils measures to promote green finance development

HKMA is setting up a centre for green finance.

GBA to boost office demand

Demand will continue to come from companies in the financial sector.

Posh home sales to rise as China's ultra-rich boost demand

Demand for luxury properties may manifest in New Territories and Tung Chung.

Hong Kong to cement top position as world's busiest cargo port under GBA plan

Cargo throughput is set to rise to 9 million tonnes by 2030.

Here's why Hong Kong employees are being demoted

Poor performance is not the only reason.

Hong Kong's GDP growth slowed to 0.5% in Q1

Both exports and imports of goods continued to see declines.

Hong Kong bank loans up 1.1% in March

Loans for use inside Hong Kong rose by 1.2%.

CBD Grade A office rents dipped 1.7% in March

Demand was high for units smaller than 10,000 sqft with monthly rates of $100-$130 psf.

Retail sales dropped 10.1% in February

Consumer durable goods led the outlet-wide declines at 18.4%.

Home sales volume jumped 27.9% to 5,231 units in March

Prices edged up 1.3% due to as costs for small-and-medium sized units rose.

Two in five Hong Kongers expect home prices to rise in 2019: poll

But close to 1 in 3 expressed strong interest in buying a property.

Europol Intelligent Network to be dropped from Hang Seng Family of Indexes

The steel logistics firm no longer meets the criteria for inclusion after it was classified as an ST Stock.