Economy
Hong Kong posts September trade deficit
Continued weakness in major export markets resulted in Hong Kong recording a trade deficit of HKS$45.2 billion in September.
Chan defends monetary intervention
Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Prof KC Chan defended the two government moves to weaken the Hong Kong dollar in the space of just...
Hong Kong scrambles to defend HK$ again
Hong Kong came to defense of its embattled currency for the second time in four days Monday, selling HK$1.25 billion to deter the currency’s further...
Hong Kong inflation hits 3.9%
Overall consumer prices rose a net 3.9% in September year-on-year on higher public housing rentals.
infograph: Hong Kong's pivotal role in China-Japan Trade
HK accounts for 10% of the overall trade between the two countries.
Hong Kong inflation higher than expected due to rising rental rates
Inflationary pressures will persist.
HKMA's recent currency intervention to end HK's peg to the RMB
But such a change is still several years away.
Strong HK$ curtailed by HKMA
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority yesterday sold $603 million worth of Hong Kong dollars in the foreign exchange market.
Total goods imports dipped 0.5% in August
And total exports fell 0.1%.
Trade takes another beating
Hong Kong’s domestic export volume from January to August plunged 18.3% year-on-year.
Business operations in HK could slow down
Foreign companies doing business in Hong Kong could be curbed if the world economy worsens.
How to be a millionaire before turning 40
A good friend had the ambition to become a millionaire before his 40th birthday, a common ambition in Hong Kong, and he was well underway until...
Ip and Lam appointed to ExCo
The appointments of Regina Ip and Jeffrey Lam as non-official members bring the Executive Council up to full strength.
Unemployment rate could rise by 50% in 2013
Find out what will fuel the nasty unemployment figures next year.
Chief Executive CY Leung to discuss Government reorganisation
The proposal will be talked about at the Legislative Council meeting on 17 October 2012.
Asian companies have developed-market companies fearing loss of market share
Blame it on the spike in overseas investment by Asian multinationals.