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Hong Kong investors are on a buying spree in London's office market

Investments hit $27.80b, eating up a whopping 56% of London office market investments.

Hong Kong investors are on a buying spree in London's office market

Investments hit $27.80b, eating up a whopping 56% of London office market investments.

Hong Kong beats Shanghai as Asia's most expensive city

Residential prices in the city soared to an average of US$51,595 psm.

Beyond Ventures, Alibaba inject $312.31m in genetics firm

Prenetics is raising money to use on digital health infrastructure.

Hong Kong's goods exports up 5.4%

Volume of goods re-exports edged up 5.6%.

More active workforce relaxes labour market

But their talents are being strained by changing business models.

Investors disappointed with murky 'Starter Homes' programme

The government wants to offer 1,000 starter-home units through a private-public partnership.

Hong Kong slashes tax on businesses' first $2m profit

R&D firms can have as much as a 300% tax deduction.

Central office rents up 0.2% in August

It was led by a 0.5% m-o-m growth in Grade A2 office rents.

Hong Kong to roll out investor IDs by mid-2018

It will allow regulators to see who's trading listed stocks.

Luxury homes to account for only 2.2% of units to be completed until 2021

Capital appreciation potential will be higher for luxury flats.

Seven in 10 Hong Kongers lose money on bad investments

Only 9% read important financial documents during research.

Hong Kong is the sixth most competitive city globally

But it is struggling from competition with other Chinese cities.

Retail sales value up 2.7% to $34.8b

Volumte of total retail sales inched up by 3.2%.

Hong Kong's deficit hit $15.7b in August

Expenditure, on the other hand, hit $36.87b.