Economy
Ageing population to radically impact doing business in Hong Kong in the next decade
Ageing population to radically impact doing business in Hong Kong in the next decade
The people aged 65 and over will hit 1.9m by 2027.
Hong Kong's gross domestic product up 7% to $627b
Gross national income also inched up 8.5% to $677.5b.
Hong Kong population to hit 8.22m in 2043
It wil then drop to 7.72m by 2066.
Exchange Fund assets hit $3.9t in July
The assets reflected a $7.3b increase from the figures reported in June.
Government deficit hits $2.5b in July
Fiscal reserves stood at $986.6 billion as at July 31.
Total exports value up 7.3% to $326.6b
Re-exports also edged up 7.4% to $322.9b.
Hong Kong's July inflation up 2%
Underlying inflation rate also edged up 2%.
Hong Kong is less liveable than Singapore: study
Ten places separate the two rivals in the rankings.
Exchange Fund's foreign assets hit $3.3t in July
It registered an increase of $45b.
Hong Kong's economy grew 3.8% in 2Q17
Real GDP growth forecast for 2017 was revised upwards.
Hong Kong's RMB deposits up 0.2%
Overall foreign-currency deposits inched up 0.4%.
Government surplus hit $40.1b in June
Expenditure reached $40.6b during the month.
Mortgage loans up 5.6% to $44b
Primary market transactions rose 19.2%.
Exchange Fund gains $126.5b in 1H17
Total assets now stand at $3.9t.
Hong Kong's total exports up 11.1%
Whilts goods imports rose 10.4%.
Consumer prices in Hong Kong inched up by 1.9%
Food, housing, and transport prices rose.
Hong Kong's export growth to slow to 2.2% in 2018
Import growth will also slow to 2.3%.
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