Hong Kong

The Housing Department has refuted a press report claiming structural settlement affecting two buildings in Pak Tin Estate is a danger to tenants.

Government to conduct a mid-term review of the new measures to fine-tune the policy or implementation issues and to facilitate better use of existing industrial buildings.

Hong Kong talks about enhancement of liaison and co-operation on fisheries development with the officials of the Chinese province.

Financial secretary reinstates Hui Chiu-chung and Lee Tze-hau while appointing John Harrison.

A study shows almost 70% of Hong Kong employers expect their staff to be available while on annual leave or out of office hours.

Despite falling to 3.4%, analysts maintain a close watch on external risks and impact of the upcoming implementation of minimum wages.

514 students from nine local universities received the scholarship grants.

The labour force expanded by 3,100 from Dec-Feb period to the Jan-Mar period, and the job market absorbed more than half of the increase, with total employment up 1,800.

In the first 2 months of 2011, the volume of total exports grew 19.9%, and the volume of imports rose 14%.

Upward adjustments of the weighted deposit rate and interbank rates prompted the surge.

The company is now capable of independently designing and manufacturing grate furnaces and automatic control systems.

The company to invest in Xi’an Chanba Ecological Zone Project Milestone to diversify business.

They will assist in the urban renewal and tackle the problem of urban decay in old dilapidated areas.

The annualised rate of return recorded by the MPF system outperformed the 0.7% average annual inflation rate and the 1% one-month Hong Kong dollar deposit rate over the same period.

Flight movements rose to a monthly high of 28,140 and a new single-day record of 971 flight movements was also set on March 31.

The DH endorsed Smith & Nephew Limited's proposal to recall eight types of its devices imported from the States because of potential pathogenic contamination.