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Hong Kong office rent increases slowing
Professional real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle said rents in top tier markets aren’t increasing.
Hong Kong office rent increases slowing
Professional real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle said rents in top tier markets aren’t increasing.
Hong Kong targets Japan with huge tourism campaign
Hong Kong’s largest promotional campaign in Japan will launch in Osaka beginning May 13.
Hong Kong business conditions improve but only slightly
Analyst says the economy’s sails have yet to pick up wind even as sufficient new business continues to support job creation.
Hong Kong awards tenders for residential sites
The Lands Department has awarded tenders for two residential sites for a 50-year land grant at a total premium of $1.85 billion.
HKMA warns public against identity theft website
A website that steals the bank passwords of unwary users has claimed Hong Kong victims and must be avoided.
Government posts $73.7 billion operating surplus
Hong Kong’s government expenditures and revenues for the year ending March 31 was $7 billion higher than the revised estimate.
Chan says world financial markets to remain volatile
Hong Kong will remain imperiled in 2012.
HKEx has a new Chairman
Sir Chung-kong Chow, former boss of Hong Kong’s MTR metro system, now heads the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd.
BOC Hong Kong's pre-provision operating profit up by 27% to HK$6.8b
The reported PPOP figure is 22% higher than operating expenses.
Tsang pushes offshore renminbi in Thailand
Financial Secretary John Tsang was in Bangkok yesterday for the last leg of his Southeast Asian visit.
Most everything more expensive in Hong Kong again
Living adequately in Hong Kong is becoming more and more of a challenge.
Retail drives Hong Kong property prices upwards
Despite rising rents, local and international retailers continued their aggressive expansion to secure retail premises in prime locations.
Foreign trade free-fall sparks government action
The relentless drop in foreign trade has finally goaded the government to act.
Costs becoming a drag on Cathay Pacific
Soaring costs threaten to clip the wings of Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd.
Swiss private bank to do business in Hong Kong
Hong Kong now has 154 licensed banks.
Swire Pacific and China Foods: off the hook on disinfectant-tainted Coke
Nine batches were reported to have snuck in to the market and the plant of origin may be owned by Coca Cola.
Hong Kong signs tax pacts with Indonesia and Spain
A pair of tax agreements came into force recently.