Hong Kong

Lands Department issues 4 property consents

The consents were for 2 residential and 2 commercial developments to be sold in Q3.

Lands Department issues 4 property consents

The consents were for 2 residential and 2 commercial developments to be sold in Q3.

Tenders invited for provision of government Wi-Fi and data centre services

The government is inviting tenders for the implementation of the Next Generation Government Wi-Fi Programme and the provision of hosting services for departmental information systems.

Government invites revitalisation proposals for four historic buildings

The Commissioner for Heritage's Office of the Development Bureau is inviting proposals from non-profit-making organisations to revitalise four historic buildings under the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme.

Proprietary Chinese medicine tainted with western drugs recalled

The Department of Health ordered a licensed proprietary Chinese medicine importer and wholesaler, Ocean Pharmaceutical Limited, to recall its product Cardiotium.

Closure order lifted for fish portion of store in Tsuen Wan

The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene today lifted the closure order imposed earlier on the fish portion of a PARKnSHOP Superstore in Tsuen Wan.

Illegally imported live birds seized at Man Kam To

Customs officers at Man Kam To Control Point seized 1,080 live birds which were being imported without valid health certificates.

September foreign currency reserve assets down US$1.9bn

Total foreign currency reserve assets represent more than eight times the currency in circulation in September.

Lands Department issues 4 property consents

18 applications for pre-sale consent for uncompleted residential units and 3 for uncompleted commercial developments were issued at the end of September.

SAP names Paul Sakrzewski as Managing Director, Hong Kong

The company takes into account Sakrewski’s 15 years of senior leadership experience in multinational organizations across Asia.

PCCW plans listing HKT Trust pending shareholder approval

The phone carrier may raise more than $1.3b from the IPO.

Cathay Pacific Airways to launch scheduled freighter service to Chengdu

The new service will operate from Chengdu to Shanghai before returning to the Cathay Pacific hub in Hong Kong.

Melco Crown Entertainment passes preliminary listing hearing

The casino owner plans to raise as mush as $501.3m in a dual listing in Hong Kong.

Grade A office supply to reach 5.25m sq ft in 2014: study

That’s roughly an annual increase of 1.3m sq ft from 2011.

Public consultation for patent system review begins

The Commerce & Economic Development Burea will run the consultation period until December 31.

Tenders for 2 residential sites awarded at a total premium of $176.111m

The Stanley Inland lot and Sai Kung lot were awarded to Harcourt Holdings and Smaragdine, respectively.

Don’t panic, Hong Kong; at least not yet

Economist says though contraction is happening faster than in 2008-2009, the support offered by Mainland demand is also higher than previously.

Financial secretary: No need for short-sell ban

The government was not able to discover abnormalities in short-selling activities.