Hong Kong

A clever student launches such an effective and efficient initiative to focus on food waste that her encouragement helps to cut the daily 50 kilogram load disposed at the lunch break to less than half and wins her an 18-day adventure to Antarctica. Two other students gather corks and throwaway tetra-packs to transform trash into vibrant wearables.

International businesses turn to Atradius for assistance with credit insurance decisions all over the world.

The Dutch institution, ABN AMRO, is one of the oldest foreign banks in Asia, starting with its Asia establishment in Jakarta or as it was then known, Batavia, dating back to 1826. In Hong Kong, its roots trace back to 1906 when it began as a deposit-taking branch of the Netherlands Trading Society. According to Executive Director Arjan de Boer, Head of ABN AMRO Private Banking for North Asia, this deep local heritage allows the bank to understand the needs of Asian clients very well. Having a discreet, disciplined Dutch/European banking style has also allowed the bank to weather the recent economic turmoil unruffled.

Leading MP F service provider AIA-JF is continuing to broaden its portfolio of investment options as the MP F scheme marks a decade. 

Hong Kong ranked ninth as its currency reserve assets amounted to US$273.2 billion at the end of January 2011.

Partnership to provide premium financial services to capital investment entrants from mainland China.

Last year’s total retail sales rose 18.3% in value or 15.5 per cent in volume over 2009, the Census & Statistics Department says.

The Trade & Industry Department’s Support & Consultation Centre for SMEs will introduce key aspects of web marketing for small and medium enterprises.

Hong Kong is committed to tourism development and will invest in new facilities, attractions and tourism infrastructure.

The number of sale and purchase agreements for all building units in Hong Kong's Land Registry in January was 9,917. It is down 15.9% from December, and 19.9% year on year.   The total consideration of sale and purchase agreements was $59.1 billion, up 10.6 per cent from December and 32.1 per cent on January last year.   Of the agreements, 8,002 were for residential units, down 14.2 per cent from December and 24.9 per cent on January last year.   The total consideration for sale and purchase agreements in respect of residential units was $33.3 billion, down 16.5 per cent from December and 7.8 per cent from January last year.   The 12-month moving average for January was 13,356, which was 1.5 per cent below the 12-month moving average for December, but 14 per cent above that for January last year.   The number of searches of land registers made by the public was 502,271, up 10.5 per cent compared with December and 1.7 per cent on January last year.

Total assets of the Exchange Fund amounted to $2.3457 trillion at the end of December, down $45.7 billion on November.  

Facebook announced Tuesday the opening of its Hong Kong sale office. It will provide support for brands, agencies and companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan.  

Richard will be based in Hong Kong as he builds a team to establish and grow the debt advisory business in China and Hong Kong.

One pre-sale consent is for a residential development and one for commercial.

Hong Kong is set to become the first and largest recipient of CNY denominated ODI flows.

Midas to supply aluminium alloy extrusion profiles, including certain fabricated parts, for 30 train sets to CNR Changchun.