In Focus
Take your pick: 5 housing sites up for grabs
Take your pick: 5 housing sites up for grabs
It is estimated that the sites will provide 430 flats in the first quarter next year.
More must have travelled to Hong Kong in November
Visitor traffic increased 7% compared to the same month last year.
Fears escalate as unemployment rises to 3.4% in November
And if you’re planning to look for a job, you may not be in luck as employers stay cautious towards recruitment.
Payback time: MF Global Hong Kong to return client money
A court has so far approved the return of HK$500 million.
Testing times: Home prices may plummet 10% in 2012
And it may drop even lower by 2013 - but by how much?
Construction gross value up 13.2% to $32.4b
Guess by how much the gross values of the private and public sectors increased in 3Q11?
Hong Kong fails to back local IT sector
Too many security, business continuity and legal issues still to iron out, says an industry player.
Forecast: Grade A office rents will fall in Hong Kong
As the city enters a rental level correction phase, a 5 to 6 percent drop in average grade A rents in the final quarter of the year is anticipated.
Is Hong Kong getting cheaper as a location?
Survey shows Hong Kong has dropped 26 places to 58th position in the global ranking - the largest fall of any city in Asia.
Hong Kong’s retail sales may have dropped to 21.5% in October
It seems like less Hong Kongers are raiding the malls.
Hong Kong hosts almost 4m visitors in October
More people travelled to the city- but which country had more than 2.5m visitors to Hong Kong?
Hoteliers must have been happy in 2010
This as total receipts amounted to over $29 billion last year.
Warning: Another dip into recession looms
Better chances await Hong Kong IF the US avoids dipping back into recession, China stays on course for a soft landing, and the European debt crisis does not spillover globally.
What you need to know about HK banks’ EU exposure
Can HK banks dispel the risks from European banks’ fundings?
MF Global HK slapped with restriction notice
The notice is issued under sections 204, 205 and 206 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance - but what does it entail?
Charge it! Credit card receivables up 4.2% to $90.6b
But guess how much the delinquent amount is as at end-September?
Hong Kong slapped with first rise in unemployment rate in 6 months
Unemployment rate increased for the first time since February-April - but by how much?
Commentary
Progressive rating system to impact mid-to-luxury residential properties in Hong Kong