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Hong Kong Exchange Fund Totals US$180.32 Billion
August 29, 2008 - Assets of the Hong Kong Exchange Fund amounted to US$180.32 billion (HK$1,406.5 billion) on July 31. This is US$346.15 million (HK$2.7 billion) lower than at the end of June 2008, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. |
Financial Results for the First Four Months of 2008-2009 Financial Year
August 29, 2008 - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) had expenditures of US$10.83 billion (HK$84.5 billion) and revenue of US$7.73 billion (HK$60.3 billion) for the period April – July 2008, resulting in a deficit of US$3.1 billion (HK$24.2 billion). |
Equestrian Events a Resounding Success
August 22, 2008 - Hong Kong had passed a searching examination by successfully co-hosting the 2008 Olympic Equestrian Events, the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr. Henry Tang, said today. |
Hong Kong Consumer Price Index Up 6.3%
August 21, 2008 - Hong Kong’s overall consumer prices rose 6.3% in July 2008 compared to a year earlier, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures released by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) today. |
Hong Kong’s Unemployment Rate Fell to 3.2%
August 18, 2008 - Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to a provisional 3.2% for the period May-July 2008 from 3.3% in the previous three-month period. This is the lowest level since early 1998, according to the latest labor force statistics released by the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. |
Hong Kong’s Second Quarter GDP Up 4.2%
August 15, 2008 - Hong Kong’s economy grew moderately in the second quarter of 2008 with GDP rising 4.2%, following a 7.3% growth in the first quarter, according to the Half-yearly Economic Report 2008 released by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government today. |
Hong Kong’s Mid-Year Population for 2008
August 14, 2008 - According to the statistics released by the Census and Statistics Department, the Hong Kong Population was a provisional 6,985,200 at mid-2008, representing provisional increases of 59,300 or 0.9% over mid-2007. |
200 Validly Nominated Candidates for Legislative Council Election
August 11, 2008 - The names of 200 validly nominated candidates for the 2008 Legislative Council election were gazetted today. The number for each candidate or list of candidates on the ballot papers, which was determined by drawing of lots, was also announced. |
Bay Area Students Participate in Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Events Poster Design Competition
August 7, 2008 - Bay Area students help celebrate Hong Kong as an Olympic co-host city through participation in the poster design competition jointly organized by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, San Francisco and San Francisco Chronicle. |
Hong Kong’s Foreign Currency Reserves at US$157.7 Billion
August 7, 2008 - Hong Kong’s foreign currency reserves stood at US$157.7 billion at the end of July 2008, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), compared to US$157.6 billion at end-June 2008. |
Hong Kong Sets Pace as Pre-Olympic Training Base
August 5, 2008 - Hong Kong is awash with international sporting talent in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.Apart from staging the Olympic Equestrian Events, Hong Kong is the training base of choice for athletes from more than a dozen countries in various disciplines who have their sights set on Olympic glory in Beijing. |
11th Plenary of the Hong Kong/Guangdong Cooperation Joint Conference Held Today
August 5, 2008 - Hong Kong Chief Executive, Mr. Donald Tsang, and the Governor of Guangdong Province, Mr. Huang Huahua, leading the delegations of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and Guangdong Province respectively, co-chaired the 11th Plenary of the Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation Joint Conference held today. |
Hong Kong is Ready for Equestrian Events
August 5, 2008 - Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health, Dr. York Chow, today visited the Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian venue and the Olympic Village in Sha Tin to see the final preparations for the Olympic equestrian events. |
Special Team to Provide Weather Services During Equestrian Events
August 4, 2008 - The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) has deployed a dedicated team of meteorologists to provide weather information at the Equestrian Events venues to ensure that both the organizer and the public are fully informed of the weather conditions during the competition period. |
HKETONY Promotes Equestrian Events at Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York
August 2, 2008 - The 18th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York kicked off today (August 2, New York time) with about 150 teams and 1,500 participants taking part in the Festival. |
Medical Team Well Prepared for the Equestrian Events
August 1, 2008 - A 2000-strong medical professional team is fully geared up to cater for the medical needs of participants of the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian Events. |
Government Invites Submission on Copyright Protection
August 1, 2008 - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government today invites the public, including internet users, copyright owners and online service providers, to give their views on preliminary proposals for strengthening copyright protection in the digital environment. Submissions may be given until August 31. |
117 Nominations for Legislative Council Election Received
August 1, 2008 - A total of 117 nominations for the 2008 Legislative Council election were received by the Returning Officers of the five geographical constituencies and 28 functional constituencies during the two-week nomination period. Nominations started on July 19 and closed at 5 p.m. today. |
Olympic Equestrian Events Tickets a Sell-Out Success
August 1, 2008 - The last batch of 14,000 Games-Time ticket coupons for the Olympic Equestrian Events have been sold out, the Equestrian Company has announced today, bringing to approximately a total of 120,000 tickets sold for the events in Hong Kong. |