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Slashed tax duties but no cash handouts for Hong Kong despite staggering surplus

Slashed tax duties but no cash handouts for Hong Kong despite staggering surplus

The budget address disappointed residents waiting for a repeat of the 2011 handout scheme.

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Hong Kong loans grew 16% in 2017 amidst soaring property prices

It posts one of the largest loan growth in Asia, easily beating Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.

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Hong Kong to eat Shenzen's dust by 2018

Slowing trade and high labour costs is dragging Hong Kong’s competitiveness.

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Hong Kong banks bust out the chatbots

Digital savvy clients may soon prefer to interact more with chatbots.

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Hong Kong scores top Asian fintech investment as China's unicorns take a break

WeLab’s $220m series B funding round has some big-time backers including Alibaba.

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Omnichannel may just be Hong Kong retail's saving grace

Retailers should tap into this goldmine as the consumer preference of Hong Kongers increasingly turns digital.

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Homegrown startups raise record-high funding as total VC investment hits $425m in Q4

The $220m capital infusion for fintech startup WeLab was the ninth largest year-end deal in Asia.

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Which sector dominated the year-end capital market?

The biggest deal from this sector was valued at $40.3b.

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Poor and small production structure drags Hong Kong's industrial revolution

Despite advances in technology, Hong Kong's production structure ranked 58th out of 100 surveyed economies.

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The changing face of Hong Kong's retail

Retailers should be ready to revamp their stores into unique lifestyle concepts to battle e-commerce.

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No chill: Property prices will go up and up

Only 1 in 10 or 11.5% of total households will be able to afford an average private housing by 2019.

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Co-living offers a communal alternative to cold and costly Hong Kong

Young professionals can rent beds for around HK$3,500 to HK$5,500 each.

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Survival of the prettiest: Cosmetics put a glow on Hong Kong's pallid retail scene

It's amongst the three sectors that survived the retail slump.

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Relax, robots are not out to take your banking jobs

Robotics mostly serves as a stop-gap measure to overcome flaws in tech infrastructure.

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8 in 10 professionals bullish on Hong Kong economic growth

Half believe that growth is buoyed by Mainland China’s economy.

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Hong Kong's bail-in system is most advanced in APAC

Its new bank resolution regime was only introduced in July.

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Hong Kong beats Singapore in attracting expats

Hong Kong's greatest strength lies in its finance skills.

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