Hong Kong

Secretary for Food & Health Dr. York Chow says the Hospital Authority plans to recruit about 330 doctors in the current fiscal year.

She tendered her resignation to the Chief Executive for health reasons.

Private cars are a less efficient mode of transport, said the Transport & Housing Bureau.

An alert has been issued on the use of benzocaine products due to its potentially fatal side effect by the Department of Health.

The foundation stone laying ceremony for the Cruise Terminal Building at Kai Tak today, which will berth the largest cruise vessels in the world, was officiated by Chief Executive Donald Tsang. He was joined by Acting Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Gregory So and Secretary for Development Carrie Lam.   The Government funded its design and construction. The terminal and first berth will open in mid-2013 and will be leased for management and operation. The second berth will be commissioned in 2014 after dredging works on the seabed are completed.   The terminal will feature environmentally friendly facilities to provide world-class services to passengers, with a commercial area of 5,600 square metres and a landscaped deck with open space for public enjoyment.  

Retail sales value grew to 18.8% in the first two months, which was strong by any measures.

Consumer price inflation rose to a two-and-a-half year high of 3.7% in February.

A man was fined $3,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts for managing an unlicensed guesthouse in Mong Kok.

The Monetary Authority of the world’s 10th largest holder of foreign currency reserves said there were no unsettled forward contracts at the end of March and February.

The department had 20 applications for pre-sale consent for uncompleted residential units and 4 for uncompleted commercial developments at the end of March..

The product to provide savings, protection and a stream of income for retirement as it offers regular monthly annuity payment as early as one year after the plan starts.

This accounts for 38% of total deals globally and valued at US$18.3 billion.

The FMCG, retail and luxury are the most active employers within the commerce and industy.

The Department of Health found a proprietary Chinese medicine named Specific Qingyin Wan to contain excessive pesticide residues.

PMI bounced back from the Lunar New Year into solid expansion territory as the March headline PMI jumped to 54.9.

A-Chun Professional Limited was fined $8,000 today at Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts for overcharging a job seeking domestic helper. The employment agency was also ordered to pay a compensation of $520 to the job seeker. The prosecution was launched by the Labour Department.