In Focus

A Preparatory Task Force on the Financial Services Development Council has been established by the government to recover lost ground in financial services.

The government has set aside $1 billion to strengthen the competitiveness of Hong Kong businesses on the Mainland.

Hong Kong recorded a $48.2 billion surplus in its balance of payments account in the first quarter of 2012, said the Census & Statistics Department.

The Census & Statistics Department forecasts lower inflation in the coming months along with the relatively slow expansion of Hong Kong’s economy.

Hong Kong tumbles from top IPO destination to seventh in just six short months.

The new comprehensive double taxation agreement gives Hong Kong a number of key advantages.

Hong Kong’s property market is normalizing and should see welcome reductions in high property prices.

Hong Kong has its first law against anti-competitive conduct after a decade of trying but doubts persist about the law’s effectiveness.

A historic deal will see Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd attain a long-sought aim of diversifying into commodities.

Hong Kong’s employers claim that paid paternity leave is a key reason for Europe’s massive economic woes today.

Private residential building projects were the main contributors in the construction work increase.

The collapse of its services industry and a substantial drop in demand from Asia are the greatest dangers faced by Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong branch of state-owned China Construction Bank Corporation plans to double its yuan-denominated assets.

The area outdid both Hong Kong Island and Kowloon in terms of rental hike.

Hong Kong tops the annual survey measuring how well countries manage their economic and human resources.

Hong Kong next week will launch another “iBond,” or inflation-linked retail bond for subscription by residents.