Hong Kong

The Food and Health Bureau and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department have launched a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Veterinary Surgeons Registration Ordinance.

Through graphical presentations and succinct commentaries, a publication aims at portraying the development of Hong Kong towards a knowledge-based economy (KBE) from different perspectives. 

Seven fruit retailers have been fined from $1,000 to $3,400 under the Weights and Measures Ordinance after pleading guilty in court to selling short-weighted fruits in the first eight months of this year. Another ten fruit traders will be prosecuted shortly for the same offence.

The State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Health has appointed the Chairman of the CMC, Mr Paul Fan, as its Chinese medicine International Collaboration Senior Advise.

Falcon Construction Engineering Limited was fined $70,500 at Tsuen Wan Magistrates' Court in a case involving a  construction site accident that claimed the life of a worker.

 The Customs and Excise Department seized over $2.2 million worth of electronic goods during a mounted a joint operation in northeast waters of Hong Kong.

Business discount fares decreased 3% as more corporate customers are flying economy on the short-haul routes within Asia.

The deal is worth HK$3.67 billion.

The insurer wants to increase the number of its agents in Hong Kong to about 7,000 by 2015. Currently Manulife has about 4,600 independent agents exclusively selling insurance, pension and mutual-fund products in the city.

The Hang Seng Index saw its biggest rise since 23 August.

The job cuts are part of the bank's plan to slash annual costs by $3.5 billion.

In the event HSBC leaves the UK, Hong Kong’s doors are said to be open.

The co-operation will strengthen the latter’s penetration into and expansion in the downstream natural gas business in Hubei Province.

The company currently has locked in 60% of the full year contracted sales target of CNY4.05bn.

The figure represents about nine times the currency in circulation.

Lee will design and implement an industry relations outreach plan that will build relationships with investment industry employers.