News
Home sales dropped 3.8% to 4,488 units in January
This is worth $27.3b.
Restaurant receipts up 2.1%
It's estimated at $25.4b.
Hong Kong's RMB deposits up 4% to RMB860.5b
As foreign-currency deposits grew 2.2%.
How Hong Kong's property sector is suffering from holiday lull
Zero launches recorded last weekend.
3 sites up for sale by public tender
Two of these are home sites.
Why tighter system liquidity must be expected among Hong Kong banks
Including steep correction in property prices.
Bird flu shuts wholesale market
20,000 birds will be destroyed.
Almost 8m tourists expected to flock in over the holidays
This is a 9.2% increase.
Imports value edged up a tad 1.8% in December
Trade deficit sits at $54.4b.
Asian investor sentiment index inched higher to 16pts in 4Q13
Boosted by better equities.
Here's what to expect from Hong Kong's December trade data
Trade deficit is pegged at $47.5b.
Primary housing supply dipped 1.4% to 71,000 units
Even construction starts were lower.
Public housing set for Queen's Hill
Costs could hit $3-4b.
86% of Hong Kong home buyers think local properties are overpriced
But here's the flip side.
Exchange Fund investment income hit $75.9b in 2013
Investment return came in at 2.7%.
Welfare cases fall 0.2% to 260,774 in December
Find out how much unemployment dipped.
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