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70% of Hong Kong netizens use the same password in multiple accounts
70% of Hong Kong netizens use the same password in multiple accounts
The survey reveals that despite rising fears of online attacks, most people do not act in response to change their risky online habits.
Hong Kong is the favorite destination of business travellers in Asia
With 38% of business travellers making business trips to the country in the first half of this year.
Workaholic Hong Kongers: Executives lead the way in burning the midnight oil
14% of Hong Kong executives work in the hotel between midnight to 6am.
SFC: We need your views
The Securities & Futures Commission is running a consultation for amendments to the Codes on Takeovers & Mergers & Share Repurchases.
Warning: Inflationary pressures to run high for a while longer
That is unless households start to react to rising prices and rein back in spending, according to an economist.
Hong Kong investors keen on China government bonds
CCB received five times more subscriptions and the subscription amount is 45 times higher than in December.
Consumer prices up 7.9% in July
Good news is electricity, gas and water prices went down mainly due to the Government's electricity charge subsidy.
Salaries of Hong Kong CEOs grew 19% in 2010
The real estate sector paid Hong Kong executives the most, with total cash compensation amounting to RMB 7.3m.
“Stay calm”: Professor KC Chan
The Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury said this amidst the European debt crisis and a seemingly looming recession in the US.
Hong Kong’s private residential rents shoot to 14-year high
Private residential rents averaged HK$20.1/sqft in June, the highest recorded since September 1997.
Hong Kong’s real estate investment volumes drop 6.6% to US$ 2.4b
With retail investments accounting for 54% of all transactions.
Hong Kong’s inflation may have surged to 8.6% in July
Standard Chartered says inflation will continue its seasonal uptrend from August onwards.
HSBC to arrange Chinatex’s Hong Kong syndicated loan
The partnership of the two companies to leverage HSBC’s Greater China strength.
Executive compensation in Hong Kong up 19% in 2010
The catch: long-term incentives remained low.
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair July passengers up 1.6% to 2.52mn
Yet the two airlines cargo and mail load dropped 11% to 140,050 tonnes.
20b yuan quota pledged for investors
The quota pledged by Vice Premier Li Keqiang aims to support Hong Kong companies investing in securities in China.
Second quarter credit card receivables up 3.9% to $87bn
Yet delinquent amount surged to $176mn at end of June from $162 million at end of March.
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