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Hong Kong's tax payment system is one of Asia Pacific's most efficient
Hong Kong's tax payment system is one of Asia Pacific's most efficient
It only takes 3 days to file tax requirements.
Exports up 6.7% to $334.7b in October
The Indian export market registered the largest increase.
Home prices may rise by 10% in 2018
Hong Kong’s property bubble is unlikely to burst anytime soon.
HKIA passenger traffic up 7.3% to 6.16m in October
Transit passengers contributed the most to traffic.
3 in 10 CEOs opt to passively deal with job automation
They prefer to deal with the risks as they come.
9 in 10 employees feel obligated to upgrade skills
Women take more initiative in learning to upgrade their skillset.
Restaurant receipts and purchases up 5.1% in Q3
Positive consumer sentiment buoyed sales.
Private housing supply to rise to 22,000 units per year
However, it is unlikely to cool down the heated housing market.
HR professionals to expect 10% salary raise
Startups generate demand for HR jobs as their businesses scale.
9 in 10 employees say learning on their own is key to remain competitive
Half of them have taken a curriculum course in the past year.
IT banking professionals to expect 20% pay rise
Programming skills remain highly sought after across industries.
Property prices to rise next year
Media and tech are the big new tenants.
Inflation rate hit 1.5% in October
Higher food prices drove the marginal increase.
Facebook and WhatsApp top Hong Kong's social commerce platforms
Two thirds of e-commerce players use these online channels.
Over 5,000 homes sold from October to November
However, overall home sales dropped 6% MoM.
Price gap between rural and urban properties narrows
Developers have been turning to farmland conversions.
Rent for Grade-A office properties expected to rise 5-8%
However, limited availability remains an issue.
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