Hong Kong
Quarantine arrangements revised: local air crew must follow strict layover rules
Quarantine arrangements revised: local air crew must follow strict layover rules
The government revised its quarantine rules for local air crew on 4 October, making locally based crew going overseas subject to strict layover conditions.
RMB stock trading plan gets backing from listed issuers
Amongst those who indicated support include Hang Seng Index constituent stocks.
Hong Kong's most notable real estate agents under 40 of 2022
Realtors in the office market took the lead in the list, taking nine spots.
Kennedy town site to be sold via public tender
The property was assigned for non-industrial purposes.
DBS Hong Kong wins Fintech award at HKB Technology Excellence Awards 2022
The leading financial services group in Asia redefines how SMEs can meet their working capital needs for business growth by plugging into their partners’ ecosystems and obtaining the merchants’ consent to share e-commerce data.
Gov’t deficit hits $183b
The government took into account the proceeds of $20b received from the issuance of green bonds.
The government recorded a deficit of $183b in the first five months of the current financial year, taking into account the proceeds of $20b received from the issuance of green bonds.
There was a deficit because some major types of revenue like salaries and profits taxes are received towards the end of a financial year.
In the first five months, government expenditure was $319.2b, whilst revenue was $116.2b.
Gov’t to sell 3 residential sites in October-December quarter
The sites will provide about 2,500 units of flats.
Retail sales value slightly dips by 0.1% YoY in August
The total value stood at $28.6b.
Party time! Gov’t eases distancing measures in bars, clubs
The new measures will take effect on 6 October.
How financial institutions can overcome the towering demand for ESG roles
Data from portal Indeed showed that ESG job offers in Hong Kong soared 442% in 2022.
Why prices of new launches from Aug-Sept were lower than secondary projects
JLL said new projects were at an average discount of 10%.
Sustainability in the workplace: In which areas should companies do more?
Workers (27%) think that their company is lagging in their sector in terms of sustainability efforts.
Cathay Pacific elevates chatbot performance with AI training platform
The platform helps chatbots provide more accurate responses to travel inquiries.
How are Hong Kongers attitude change whilst living with COVID-19?
Some have an increased desire to travel whilst some are still concerned about health.
First sustainability-linked facility for MICA Group approved: DBS HK
The facility has a tenor of six months.
What can push investors to increase their sustainable investments?
Investors have 24% of their portfolios allocated to sustainable funds.
Hong Kong set to enable new tax measures
The measures aim to tighten rules under BEPS.
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