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2 in 3 Hong Kongers worry about having a 'comfortable' retirement

40% are willing to sacrifice part of their wages for a better retirement benefit scheme.

2 in 3 Hong Kongers worry about having a 'comfortable' retirement

40% are willing to sacrifice part of their wages for a better retirement benefit scheme.

Hong Kong is still less prosperous than Singapore

The SAR settled for 22nd place in the global rankings.

Vietnam overtakes Hong Kong and Singapore in SEA IPO fund market

Vietnam hauled $35.22b in IPO proceeds against Hong Kong's $18.18b.

Exports rebound 14.6% to $383.7b in October

This comes on the heels of 4.5% export growth the previous month.

Hong Kong finance M&As plunge to US$1.15b YTD amidst Beijing crackdown

This could mark the lowest possible deal volume in 13 years.

3,000 job vacancies loom as Hong Kong's insurtech scene booms

There's a hot demand for risk managers and tech talents going into 2019.

Housing market hit with worst declines since 2016

Less than 500 homes were sold for the month as of 25 November.

Real estate investment volumes dropped 25% in Q3

Investors are feeling the heat from rising interest rates and escalating trade tensions.

Grade A office rental growth softened to 0.5% in October

Weak stock market performance and escalating trade tensions weighed on investment volume.

Inflation hits 2.7% in October

The increase in electricity, gas and water prices rose to 4.1%.

Hong Kongers pin hopes on healthcare industry as economy weakens: survey

Residents believe it has higher growth potential over IT and e-commerce.

One in five are living in poverty in Hong Kong

Residents below the official poverty line hit 1.4 million in 2017.

Singapore is a more competitive talent hub than Hong Kong

The SAR's invests only 3.3% of GDP into education.

HKIA passenger traffic inches up 0.5% to 6.19 million in October

The volume of visitors from Japan and Europe grew the largest.

Jobless rate flat at 2.8% in August-October

This translates to around 116,000 unemployed persons.