News
Lai Sun Dev outbids Cheung Kong for a sea-side land parcel
The Tseung Kwan O parcel was won for HKD2.83b.
Dwindling retail sales growth blamed on weaker tourist spending
Spending decreased 25% $5,000 per person.
Wing Hang Bank warns of bogus website copying its eBanking services
Beware of the website www1.winghghk.com.
MTR buys 23 Chinese trains for US$2.57m
New diesel/electric trains pollute less and are less noisy.
Home prices fall by half a percent
Drop in prices is first in eight weeks.
What Hong Kongers should be thankful for when it comes to healthcare
Nearly 60% of Singapore's healthcare spending comes from citizens' pocket but not in HK.
How to improve Hong Kong's tax system
Check out Ernst & Young proposals.
Tax deductions for home loan interest proposed to extend to 20 years
First time buyers' stamp duty is also proposed to be HK$100.
Hong Kong's fiscal surplus to reach a whopping $8.6b for 2012-13
That is instead of the originally budgeted deficit of HK$3.4b.
Don't be too optimistic on Hong Kong's export growth, warns analyst
It slipped 2.8% in October.
Cheung Kong unveils 2nd mortgage for One West Kowloon
Ceiling will be 20% of the price.
Transport complaints jump 19.3% to 6,445
119 of these were just suggestions.
MPF reforms to reduce fees
Better retirement protection is the goal of reforms.
Beware: Government warns of two fraudulent websites
Both pretend offering financial services.
Hong Kong beats Singapore in top business countries
It was third best with $244b GDP.
Hong Kong employees' long working hours already a cause for concern
A report on the standard working hours has been released.
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