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Gov’t penalises company and director $60,000 for labor law violation

This was on top of the $34,000 to be paid to the employee concerned.

BEA saves 553,000 hours in processing time with UiPath

The bank has 77 attended automations as of December 2024.

Business receipts value up YoY in Q3 2024

A double-digit increase was recorded in transportation, financing, and insurance.

HK Express, AXA offer parametric delay benefit

If a flight is delayed by 90 minutes or more, passengers can claim a worldwide lounge pass.

HKMA adds new spatial dataset via Open API

It includes details on five types of self-service banking machines of 20 retail banks.

Residential prices inch up by 0.6% MoM in November

Overall residential market sentiment improved in Q4.

New bill adjusts exemption criteria for private columbaria licence

It will allow ‘pre-cut-off columbaria’ to continue operation and avert ash disposal.

HKRITA creates new lab for sustainable development of textiles

The 20,000-sq. ft. R&D space aims to showcase innovative solutions.

Towngas issues $552m asset-backed securities program in China

It targets industrial and commercial distributed photovoltaic and energy storage.

HKMA fines CITIC HK$4m over anti-money laundering breaches

The bank failed to generate alerts for suspicious transactions between November 2015 and July 2018.

HK Express launches flights to Phu Quoc, Vietnam

The new flight route marks the airline’s tenth destination in Southeast Asia.

Billionaires’ wealth in HK, Mainland China drops by 16.8% to $14t

The number of billionaires also declined to 501 from 588.

Bank of East Asia foresees ‘moderate’ economic growth in Hong Kong for 2025

Home prices are slated to recover by around 5% in 2025, BEA’s chief economist said.

HKMA holds public consultation on proposed banking ordinance enhancements

It aims to align local regulations with international standards.

Civic Exchange creates roadmap for hydrogen-powered buses

The paper provides a business model to support the government’s green transformation roadmap and timetable for public buses.

Gov’t appoints new transport and culture secretaries

Lee also announced the removal of Kevin Yeung and Lam Sai-hung.