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Senior job ad volume down 7% in 4Q 2010

Senior job ad volume down 7% in 4Q 2010

The decrease in volume was due to a recruitment slowdown in preparation for budgetary planning and bonus schemes, coinciding with the holiday period.

Hong Kong airport named world's best for fifth consecutive year

Hong Kong International Airport also came third in both the Asia-Pacific region and overall categories.

China Mobile and Vodafone forge strategic partnership

The two companies sealed strategic co-operation framework agreement to continue exchange of innovative ideas with each other.

Hong Kong population rose 0.9% in 2010

There were 6,885,300 usual residents and 212,300 mobile residents in the past year.

Hong Kong 2010 exports up 18%

The prices of total goods exports rose 4.7% while the prices of goods imports went up 6.4%.

Cathay Pacific to increase flights to Milan

Routes to Paris, Jakarta, Surabaya, Penang, Bangkok and Delhi are also enhanced.

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair passenger load factor down 2.5% in January 2011

The two airlines carried a total of 2,243,788 passengers in January, up 6.8% on the same month in 2010.

Government urged subsidy support

The enhanced scheme can benefit more people while ensuring the scheme's long-term sustainability and proper and fair use of public money.

Hong Kong credit card receivables up 12% to $87.5bn

Year-end spending and payment of salaries tax boosted credit card use.

Exchange Fund foreign assets up $3.7B

The Exchange Fund’s foreign assets grew by $3.7 billion in January to reach $2.0394 trillion.

Government to review Hong Kong tourism regulation

The Government wants to establish a regulation system which can maintain the trade's long-term development and protect tourist rights, said Mr Yung.

Property sale safeguards due by October

The committee on sale regulation of residential properties will table its recommendations by October.

Hong Kong underwear ideas rub off on Shenzhen

Shenzhen SEZ will open up for international underwear brands, particularly from Hong Kong and Taiwan, to bring in new ideas and technology.

Asia Pacific fourth quarter accelerated office rent up 1.5%

Consumers' expectation of continued rental catch-up bolstered booming investment demand.

Steering Committee strengthens property sale regulation

Misrepresentation and the dissemination of false information are key areas that will be discussed.

Hong Kong Exchanges open to international alliances

Hong Kong Exchanges  is open to international alliances as a wave of consolidation in the sector threw the spotlight on Asian bourses.

Huadian to list new energy business on HK bourse

China Huadian Corporation plans to list its new energy business on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. This follows after the public listing of China Datang Corporation Renewable Power. CHD intends to inject its hydroelectric, wind and photovoltaic power generation assets into one company which is expected to raise as much as US$1.5 billion in the Hong Kong bourse. CHD has diversified new energy businesses including marsh gas biomass power generation in Hubei, hydroelectric power in Fujian, and natural gas in Guangzhou. If the public listing is successful, it would become the sixth publicly traded company owned by CHD.