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Hong Kong tightens stamp duty exemption for permanent residents

Hong Kong tightens stamp duty exemption for permanent residents

Buyers with more than one residential property to be affected.

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What could keep the property market in check for the rest of 2017?

Reduced outflows from China is one factor.

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Expat pay packages in Hong Kong drop to a five-year low

A typical expat package for Middle Managers is around $2m.

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Hong Kong's 1Q17 GDP jumped 4.3%

It's the highest rate since 1Q11.

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98% of Hong Kong's CIOs struggle to find skilled technology professionals

They are in demand as companies step up protection against data security risks.

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Hong Kong Disneyland's expansion forecasted to bring in nearly $42b

Along with 8,000 new job vacancies.

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These are the IT jobs with above-average salary growth

The technology industry in Hong Kong is booming, which is exacerbating an already increasing skills shortage. With demand outweighing supply in many functional areas, starting salaries are growing for highly-skilled technology professionals. In an optimistic technology market, the 2017 Robert Half Salary Guide has identified the IT jobs that can expect well above industry average salary growth.

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Hong Kong's Grade A office rents up 1.6%

This comes as new MTR lines are completed.

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Mainland, Hong Kong IPO fundraising gap will close starting 2Q17: Deloitte

Improved macro-economic outlook will help narrow the gap.

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IPO funds raised by Main Board-listed firms down 60% to HK$12b

This is just for the year's first quarter.

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Hong Kong employers keep 2017 average wage hike at 3.8%

Find out which sector gave employees the lowest rise.

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2 reasons behind Hong Kong's lower February inflation

CPI inflation slipped to -0.1%.

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Hong Kong is the world's most expensive office market: CBRE

Prime office rent in Hong Kong's Central hit US$264 psf per year.

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Hong Kong is still cheaper than Singapore for expats

Asian cities dominate the top 10 list.

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Here are the 10 most in-demand tech jobs in Hong Kong

Application developers topped the list.

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3 in 5 employees in Hong Kong looking for higher salaries when switching jobs

Lack of career progression is another motivation for job hunting.

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Women representation on company boards has been "painstakingly slow": study

It was 8.9% in 2009, and rose to just 12.4% in 2017.

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