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514 students from nine local universities received the scholarship grants.

In the first 2 months of 2011, the volume of total exports grew 19.9%, and the volume of imports rose 14%.

Upward adjustments of the weighted deposit rate and interbank rates prompted the surge.

They will assist in the urban renewal and tackle the problem of urban decay in old dilapidated areas.

Flight movements rose to a monthly high of 28,140 and a new single-day record of 971 flight movements was also set on March 31.

The minute amount of artificial radionuclide Iodine-131 and caesium-137 has been detected in an air sample collected at King's Park.

Fall in demand on Japanese route after the devastating earthquake contributed to the slight dip in number of passengers.

Foreign assets of the Exchange Fund's shrank by $5.6 billion from February to $2.0869 trillion in March, according to the Monetary Authority.

The proposal was passed by 34 votes, with 11 abstentions and none opposed.

Tsang is cautious of the surge in overall property prices in February that surpassed the 1997 peak as he pledged to observe developments in the property market.

The proposal takes into account the 12.8% inflation adjustment since the limit was set back in 2001.

Companies tendering for government service contracts must comply with the statuory minimum wage rate, and include one paid rest day a week.

Yet future uncertainties brought about by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and repercussions from Japan earthquake may bring down overall confidence in buyers’ payment ability.

The agency plans to boost monitoring of the business plans and funding strategies of authorised institutions as banks’ HK dollar loan-to-deposit ratio rose from 71% to 78%.

Secretary for Food & Health Dr. York Chow says the Hospital Authority plans to recruit about 330 doctors in the current fiscal year.

Private cars are a less efficient mode of transport, said the Transport & Housing Bureau.