News
Foreign currency deposits up 2.2%
And RMB deposits increased 1.7$ to RMB554.8b.
Passenger fuel overcharge to be slashed to $243
Pop the champagne for an eased burden.
Only 15 residential units sold over the weekend
That is a 25% drop.
Government spending hits $222.6b
Consequently, deficit reached $36.5b.
Hong Kong gets boost to be legal services centre
Justice Rimsky Yuen encouraged adoption of HK law.
Tourist count surges 11.9% to 4.24m
Visitors from Mainland are still a big chunk.
Li expands Australian business empire
Buys third Aussie company this year.
Drinking water from Guangdong suspect
Unabated pollution at the Dongjiang River again raises fears of unsafe drinking water.
HKEx gets go-ahead to acquire London Metal Exchange
52-54m shares will be placed.
Chart of the Day: Here’s how costly office rentals are in Hong Kong compared with Asian peers
Rental values remain the highest at HKD 58.4 psf pm.
UK regulator approves LME purchase
Final LME takeover expected December 6.
Residential ASPs down 6% QoQ in 3Q12
But learn why latest property measures fail to dampen market sentiment.
HKMA weakens HK$ yet again
Sells US$500 million to defend peg to US dollar.
Hong Kong Disneyland finally turns a profit
Fiscal year 2012 attendance likely to top 5.9 million.
Here's how underdeveloped Asia's financial services are
Hong Kong only has 24 bank branches for every 100K adults.
Asia's top real estate investment ranking for 2013 excludes Hong Kong
You won't believe the country which topped the list.
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