Hong Kong Exchange Fund Totals US$177.72 Billion
November 30, 2007 - Assets of the Hong Kong Exchange Fund totaled US$177.72 billion (HK$1,386.2 billion) on October 31, 2007. This is US$8.62 billion (HK$67.2 billion) higher than at the end of September 2007, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. |
Financial Results for the First Seven Months of 2007-2008 Financial Year
November 30, 2007 - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) had expenditures of US$17.09 billion (HK$133.3 billion) and revenue of US$19.42 billion (HK$151.5 billion) in the seven months ending October 31, 2007. There was a surplus of US$3.05 billion (HK$23.8 billion) in October, thereby bringing a net surplus of US$2.33 billion (HK$18.2 billion) up to end of October 2007. |
International Study Shows Hong Kong Students Improving by Leaps and Bounds in Reading Literacy
November 29, 2007 - The Education Bureau (EDB) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region today welcomed the finding of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006 that Hong Kong students ranked second among 45 participating jurisdictions, just one point less than their peers in Russia who came first in the study. |
Hong Kong Forges New Direction
November 29, 2007 - Hong Kong is forging a new direction that best achieves the goals of enhancing its status as an international business center and as China’s global financial center, said Financial Secretary, Mr. John C. Tsang, at the Wharton Club luncheon in Hong Kong today. |
Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health Calls For Global Efforts on Food Safety
November 27, 2007 - Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health, Dr. York Chow, today called on food authorities around the globe to strengthen international co-operation on food safety. |
Hong Kong's Consumer Price Index Up 3.2% in October
November 26, 2007 - Hong Kong's overall consumer prices rose 3.2% in October 2007 over a year earlier, according to the Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures released by the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG). |
Volunteers Keep Olympic Games Going
November 26, 2007 - Volunteering is at the very heart of every Olympic Games, and that is no exception for the equestrian events to be held in Hong Kong next summer, the Chief Executive Officer of The Equestrian Company (EqCo), Mr. Lam Woon-kwong, said today. |
IMF Supports Hong Kong Government’s Policies to Enhance Competitiveness and the Linked
Exchange Rate
November 20, 2007 - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission to Hong Kong welcomes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government’s policies to enhance competitiveness and maintains its long-standing support for the authorities’ commitment to the Linked Exchange Rate system (LERS). |
Hong Kong's Unemployment Rate Fell to 3.9%
November 19, 2007 - Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to a provisional 3.9% in August - October 2007, the lowest level since March - May 1998, from 4.1% in the preceding three-month period. |
Hong Kong's Third Quarter GDP Up 6.2%
November 16, 2007 - Hong Kong's economy stayed vibrant in the third quarter of 2007, with GDP leaping by 6.2% in real terms over a year earlier. This followed a robust 6.1% growth in the first half of the year and also marked the 16th consecutive quarter of distinctly above-trend growth. |
WHO Experts Work Out Framework on the Prevention of Chronic Diseases
November 15, 2007 - Public health specialists from the World Health Organization (WHO) and 12 of its member states met in Hong Kong to review a draft framework to guide member countries to develop their own program on the prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD). |
Equestrian Volunteers Take Time Off Work
November 12, 2007 - Volunteering is not all about work. Some 200 Volunteers recruited by The Equestrian Company partook of some fun in a "reunion" outing on a Yuen Long farm in Hong Kong on Saturday (November 10). |
300-day Countdown to Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
November 12, 2007 - The Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee and Sports Association for the Physically Disabled jointly held the "300-day Countdown to Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games" in So Kwun Wat, Tuen Mun, yesterday (November 11). The ceremony marked the launch of a series of activities to promote the Paralympic and Olympic Games. |
Tenders Invited for Development of New Kai Tak Cruise Terminal
November 8, 2007 - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government will issue an open tender on November 9 for the development of a new cruise terminal at Kai Tak. The successful tenderer is expected to design, build, operate, manage and maintain the new cruise terminal for 50 years and begin operating the first berth in February 2012. |
Hong Kong Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Visits
Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2007 - Hong Kong Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Frederick Ma, concluded a two-day visit to Washington, D.C., today where he offered an update on Hong Kong's
development to administration officials, congressmen, academics, students and representatives of the business community. |
Hong Kong’s Foreign Currency Reserves at US$142.2 Billion
November 7, 2007 - Hong Kong's foreign currency reserves stood at US$142.2 billion at the end of October 2007, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, up from US$140.9 billion at end-September 2007. |
Hong Kong’s Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development visits San Francisco
November 5, 2007 - The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Mr Frederick Ma addressed an audience of 300 businessmen, professionals, government officials and media representatives at a business conference today (San Francisco time). |
Hong Kong to Join C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group
November 1, 2007 - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced today that Hong Kong has accepted an invitation to join the C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group. |
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