Economy
Unemployment rate largely unchanged at 3% from August to October
The underemployment rate similarly went unchanged at 1.1%.
Unemployment rate largely unchanged at 3% from August to October
The underemployment rate similarly went unchanged at 1.1%.
Hong Kong economy grows 3.6% in Q3
It's the fourth consecutive quarter of above-trend economic expansion.
Hong Kong inks free trade and investment agreements with ASEAN
The pacts will take effect in 2019.
Foreign currency reserves down to US$419.2b in October
Assets slipped slightly from US$419.3b in September.
Hong Kong has one of the world's top 20 investment migration programmes
Hong Kong secured the 19th spot.
Hong Kong's consumer prices up 1.4%
Price hikes were seen in take-out meals, transport, and alcohol.
Hong Kong beats Shanghai as Asia's most expensive city
Residential prices in the city soared to an average of US$51,595 psm.
Hong Kong's goods exports up 5.4%
Volume of goods re-exports edged up 5.6%.
Hong Kong slashes tax on businesses' first $2m profit
R&D firms can have as much as a 300% tax deduction.
Hong Kong's deficit hit $15.7b in August
Expenditure, on the other hand, hit $36.87b.
Approved mortgage loans fall 10.8% to $30.1b
Loans for refinancing dropped 8.1%.
RMB deposits dipped 0.4% to RMB532.8b
Overall foreign-currency deposits inched up 0.3%.
Hong Kong's total goods exports value rose 7.4%
That of goods imports ticked up 7.7%.
Hong Kong's total goods exports up 5.7% in July
Domestic exports decreased by 6% in the same period.
Ageing population to radically impact doing business in Hong Kong in the next decade
The people aged 65 and over will hit 1.9m by 2027.
Hong Kong's gross domestic product up 7% to $627b
Gross national income also inched up 8.5% to $677.5b.
Hong Kong population to hit 8.22m in 2043
It wil then drop to 7.72m by 2066.
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