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Value of construction work down 8% to $57b in Q2

The value of construction projects for public sector sites crashed 26.9% YoY.

Value of construction work down 8% to $57b in Q2

The value of construction projects for public sector sites crashed 26.9% YoY.

Real estate and insurance industries saw double-digit growth in business receipts in Q2

Business receipts in nine out of 15 service industries went up in value.

HKEX makes $285.86b unsolicited bid for the London Stock Exchange

However, the proposal requires the London bourse to terminate its acquisition of Refinitiv.

Sun Hung Kai sells homes 20% lower as protests persist

The price is close to those set two years ago for the same development.

Icon Group acquires Hong Kong oncology clinic SunTech Medical

It is keen to make inroads into the ageing city.

Hong Kong economy may post 0% growth in 2019

However, GDP growth may recover 1.2% by 2020.

Expats eye retreat from Hong Kong amidst unrest

Applications for general employment visas dropped 7% in August.

Tourist arrivals plunge 40% in August in sharpest decline since SARS crisis

The social unrest which blocked airport and roads spooked tourists.

Sales of watches expected to steady or grow in 2020

Smart and automatic watches are viewed as the most popular categories.

HKEX inks sign fintech MOU with Ping An

The deal aims to build Hong Kong’s capital market ecosystems.

Total port cargo rose 4.8% to 69.3 million tonnes in Q2

Tonnage of outward port cargo to Macao skyrocketed 79.2%.

HKMC unit launches relief measure for SME borrowers

Only interest payments have to be made during the moratorium.

Hong Kong heads towards recession as August PMI sinks to 11-year low

Cutbacks in purchasing activity was the worst recorded since July 1998.

New residential launches halved in July-August

Billion Development’s The Aurora's sold-out units are Tsuen Wan's cheapest in a decade.

Tourist arrivals down 4.8% to 5.2 million in July

Arrivals from China dropped 5.5% in the same month.

Property sales down for third straight month in August

Sales plummeted 30.4%, a $18.05b loss compared to a year earlier.