Hong Kong

There were 6,885,300 usual residents and 212,300 mobile residents in the past year.

The group’s acquisition of Huihao Group has become its significant income stream driver which continues to deliver satisfactory results.

Tong’s experience and expertise in the accountancy and the financial-services fields qualified him for the post.

The prices of total goods exports rose 4.7% while the prices of goods imports went up 6.4%.

Routes to Paris, Jakarta, Surabaya, Penang, Bangkok and Delhi are also enhanced.

Hong Kong's Ocean Park welcomed around 380,000 visitors during the Chinese New Year holidays from Feb. 3 to Feb. 13. This is an increase of 30 percent from a year ago, thanks to the new flagship theme zone "Aqua City" opened in late January.Chairman of the Ocean Park Allan Zeman said in a media luncheon Monday that visitors from Chinese mainland and overseas accounted for about 74 percent of the total tourists, while the number of local guests jumped over 70 percent from a year earlier.The Park has been maintaining the in-park capacity to about 10 percent below the maximum instantaneous in-park capacity of 36,300 to cope with the pressure of large groups of visitors during the busy festival holidays.Zeman said the Park expects to welcome the 100 millionth guest since inception within the next two weeks.In addition, the Park has witnessed its first-ever penguin birth on Dec. 31, 2010. It was the first penguin that was born in Hong Kong. The newly-fledged penguin will be living in the Park's planned Polar Adventure theme zone to help the public learn about the conservation messages related to the polar region.

As of 4Q 2010, Hong Kong occupancy costs are just US$0.04 below Tokyo's occupancy costs.

The enhanced scheme can benefit more people while ensuring the scheme's long-term sustainability and proper and fair use of public money.

Year-end spending and payment of salaries tax boosted credit card use.

The company targets diversified investment opportunities and introduction of new products and services.

Move shows the bank’s commitment to anticipate client renminbi product needs while it capitalizes in the new opportunities created by the liberalisation of the currency.

The Exchange Fund’s foreign assets grew by $3.7 billion in January to reach $2.0394 trillion.

The Government wants to establish a regulation system which can maintain the trade's long-term development and protect tourist rights, said Mr Yung.

The committee on sale regulation of residential properties will table its recommendations by October.

Shenzhen SEZ will open up for international underwear brands, particularly from Hong Kong and Taiwan, to bring in new ideas and technology.

Close to 700 exhibitors from 17 countries and regions will take part in the 21st edition of the HKTDC Education & Careers Expo. It opens 17 February and continues through 20 February at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.