Youtube channel to promote Hong Kong's participation in Shanghai Expo
April 28, 2010 - A Youtube channel to promote Hong Kong's participation in World Expo 2010 Shanghai China (Shanghai Expo) - www.youtube.com/hkexpo2010 - was launched today (April 28). |
Re-Appointment of HKEx Chairman
April 27, 2010 - Hong Kong Acting Chief Executive, Mr. Henry Tang, has approved Mr. Ronald Arculli’s re-appointment as Chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) with immediate effect. |
Hong Kong Permanent Secretary for Education to Lead Delegation to U.S. to Promote NAS and Education Hub
April 27, 2010 - Hong Kong Permanent Secretary for Education, Mr. Raymond Wong, will be visiting New York, Washington D.C. and San Francisco in the United States tomorrow (April 28) to strengthen ties with secondary and tertiary educational institutions there. |
Funding for Subscription to Fifth General Capital Increase of Asian Development Bank Approved
April 23, 2010 - A Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government spokesman today welcomed the funding approval by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council for Hong Kong’s subscription to the Fifth General Capital Increase of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). |
Government Appoints Directors to HKEx Board
April 22, 2010 - Hong Kong Financial Secretary has re-appointed Mr. Ronald Arculli, Mrs. Laura Cha and Mr. Moses Cheng as members of the Board of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) for a further term of two years from today. |
Hong Kong Consumer Prices Rose 2% in March
April 22, 2010 - Hong Kong’s overall consumer prices rose by 2.0% in March 2010 compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HSKARG). The rise is slightly larger than the average rate of increase in January and February (1.9%). |
Financial Results and Business Performance of Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation for 2009
April 20, 2010 - Operating in a difficult environment in 2009 against the backdrop of the global financial crisis, the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC) demonstrated its resilience and ability to perform its strategic roles of (i) enhancing financial stability by providing liquidity to banking sector; (ii) promoting wider home ownership; and (iii) facilitating the further growth and development of the debt market in Hong Kong. |
Hong Kong Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.4%
April 20, 2010 - Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 4.6% in December 2009 - February 2010 to a provisional 4.4% in January - March 2010, according to the latest labor force statistics released today by the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. |
The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York reached a milestone
April 15, 2010 - The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY), celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, kicks off a high-profile social and media campaign today (April 15, New York time) at a press conference held at the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, New York (NYETO).
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Package of Proposals for the Methods for Selecting the Chief Executive and for Forming the Legislative Council in 2012
April 14, 2010 - The Hong Kong government published a package of proposals on the methods for selecting the Chief Executive and for forming the Legislative Council in 2012, setting out detailed proposals for the two electoral methods and summarizing the views collected during the three-month public consultation. |
Government Aspires to Further Enhance Hong Kong’s Position as Regional Education Hub
April 13, 2010 - It is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government’s aspiration to further enhance Hong Kong’s position as a regional education hub and to bring about greater internationalization and diversification of the higher education sector, the Secretary for Education, Mr. Michael Suen, said today. |
Hong Kong’s Foreign Currency Reserves at US$258.8 Billion
April 9, 2010 - Hong Kong’s foreign currency reserve assets amounted to US$258.8 billion at the end of March 2010, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), compared with US$258.2 billion at end-February 2010. |
Appointment of the Chief Justice of Court of Final Appeal
April 8, 2010 - Hong Kong Chief Executive, Mr. Donald Tsang, has accepted the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission (JORC) on the appointment of the Honorable Mr. Geoffrey Ma Tao-li (Mr. Justice Ma), Chief Judge of the High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal with effect from September 1. |
Signing Ceremony of Framework Agreement on Hong Kong/Guangdong Cooperation Held in Beijing
April 7, 2010 - Hong Kong Chief Executive, Mr. Donald Tsang, and the Governor of Guangdong Province, Mr. Huang Huahua, representing the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the Guangdong Provincial Government respectively, signed the Framework Agreement on Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation at a signing ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. |