Hong Kong
Hong Kong Budget 2017 lacks 'new and inspiring tax measures'
The Financial Secretary could have been more innovative, says Deloitte.
Central office rents up 1.3% to $113.8 per sq ft in January
Due to limited availability and sustained PRC demand.
Hong Kong's jobless rate steady at 3.3%
Underemployment slipped to 1.3%.
Hong Kong households to suffer from negative wealth effects
This is expected to weigh on private consumption.
Hong Kong's GDP growth to slow to 1.7% in 2017
Blame it on the retail sector's poor performance.
HKEX to launch first renminbi currency options on March 20
The USD/CNH options will be the first currency options traded at HKEX.
Guess which attraction is bucking the Hong Kong tourism slump?
The number of visitors to this attraction rose 5.5% in 2016.
Hong Kong's goods exports up 9.8% year-on-year
Imports also rose 8.4%.
Hong Kong's silver population is catching up to Japan
2.4m Hong Kongers will be over 65 years old by 2035.
Hong Kong and Singapore's battle over the hottest IPOs intensifies
Dual-class shares are selling like hot cakes.
New World Development acquires commercial site at King Lam Street for $7.79b
It beat 8 other bidders vying for the site.
Only 2% of Hong Kong millenials are 'devoted' to their favourite retailers
3 in 5 would buy more if brands were better at communicating with them.
Housing Authority loosens policy for well-off public housing tenants
Those who earn a lot will have to vacate their flats.
Hong Kong unveils new batch of subsidised flats
There will be 2,057 units.
Cathay Pacific's passenger count edged up 2.4% in January
Even cargo volume went up.
2017: The advancement of interconnected business
In 2011, Marc Andreesen, the well-known super angel investor, famously wrote an essay declaring that “software is eating the world and every company is a technology company.” His bold statement stirred heated debates but five years later, when seeing how technology has revolutionised the way people live and how businesses operate, it’s no longer a stretch to say that technology is underpinning every business.
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