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Hong Kong eyes tax incentives for I&T sector
Hong Kong eyes tax incentives for I&T sector
It shall be announced in the October policy address.
Residential prices to grow by up to 5% in 2H17
The additional supply will not drag down home prices.
Retail rental market to bottom out in the second half of 2017
More realignments for retail stores are to be expected in the coming days.
More than half of Hong Kongers have over 10 days of annual leave left for this year
Their top five holiday travel destinations are Taipei, Osaka, Seoul, Bangkok, and Tokyo.
Supply of new private flats to hit 98,000 units in the next 4 years
Will it drag home prices down?
Luxury home sales worth at least $10m dropped 48.6%
Could it be because of the 14.8% home price surge?
Kowloon office rents to face downward pressure until end-2017
More leasing transactions will be concluded after the summer.
Cathay Pacific's passenger count dipped 0.2%
Whilst its capacity edged higher by 1.6%.
2017 GDP growth projections revised upward to 3-4%
Thanks to robust private consumption and investment.
Hong Kong's unemployment rate held still at 3.1%
Underemployment dipped to 1.1%.
Cathay Pacific just lost $2.1b in 1H17
No thanks to lower passenger count.
Cheung Sha Wan business site sold at $2.97b
Bonson Holdings bought the area.
Hong Kong's luxury home prices up 8.1% in Q2
The market could see prices continue the uptrend.
Private home completions up 18% to 8,789 units in 1H17
Sales of small units are driving this growth.
Hong Kong is less liveable than Singapore: study
Ten places separate the two rivals in the rankings.
CLP Holdings' profits down 3.5% US$755m
No thanks to volatile energy prices in Australia.
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing's earnings up 14% to $1.77b in Q2
Net investment income also increased 190%.
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