Financial Results for the Two Months Ended May 31, 2010
June 30, 2010 - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) announced today its financial results for the two months ended May 31, 2010. |
Hong Kong Exchange Fund Amounts to US$281.12 Billion
June 30, 2010 - Total assets of the Hong Kong Exchange Fund amounted to HK$2,192.8 billion (US$281.12 billion) on May 31, 2010. This is HK$6.1 billion (US$782.05 million) lower than at the end of April 2010, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. |
Hong Kong represented at New York Asian Film Festival
June 26, 2010 - Hong Kong films featured prominently at this year’s 9th New York Asian Film Festival. |
Legislative Council Passes Constitutional Reform Package
June 25, 2010 - Hong Kong’s Legislative Council approved the 2012 constitutional reform package with a three-quarters majority. |
The 20th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York video launched at Times Square
June 24, 2010 - To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, Ms. Monica Chen (counterclockwise, starting second right), Director of the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office in New York, joined by Ms. Anita Chan, Director-Designate of the HKETONY, Mr. Henry Wan, Chairman of the HKDBF-NY, and Ms. Elizabeth Lee, Senior Vice-President of HSBC... |
Hong Kong Consumer Prices Rose 2.5%
June 22, 2010 - Hong Kong’s overall consumer prices rose by 2.5% in May 2010 compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG). This is slightly larger than the corresponding 2.4% increase in April 2010. |
Hong Kong Benefits From The Flow of Foreign Direct Investment Into Asia
June 22, 2010 - Hong Kong Chief Executive, Mr. Donald Tsang, today (June 22) hosted a cocktail reception to thank the foreign investors whose presence in Hong Kong is a testimony to its position as Asia’s international business and finance center. The cocktail reception, attended by about 300 top executives, is an annual event to warmly welcome overseas, Mainland and Taiwanese companies that have set up or expanded in Hong Kong during the past year. |
Expansion of Renminbi Trade Settlement Scheme
June 22, 2010 - The People’s Bank of China, together with other relevant authorities on the Mainland, announced today an expansion of the renminbi trade settlement scheme. |
Hong Kong Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.6%
June 17, 2010 - Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from 4.4% in February-April 2010 to a provisional 4.6% in March-May 2010, according to the latest labor force statistics released today by the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. |
Land Auction Yields US$1.39 Billion
June 8, 2010 - A government plot of land in Ho Man Tin sold for HK$10.9 billion (US$1.39 billion) in the third land auction by the Lands Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government for the 2010-2011 financial year. |
Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers for First Quarter 2010
June 7, 2010 - The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government today released statistics on vessels, port cargo and containers for the first quarter of 2010. |
Deloitte Chooses Hong Kong to Establish Its New Asia Pacific International Core of Excellence for International Taxation Service
June 7, 2010 - Deloitte announced today the launch of its Asia Pacific International Core of Excellence (AP ICE) in Hong Kong, to provide a new level of integrated, international tax management solutions to Asia Pacific based companies investing abroad as well as multinational companies investing in the region. |
Hong Kong’s Foreign Currency Reserves at US$256.2 Billion
June 7, 2010 - Hong Kong’s foreign currency reserve assets amounted to US$256.2 billion at the end of May 2010, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, compared with US$259.2 billion at end-April 2010. |
More High-Value-Added Industries Needed in Hong Kong
June 3, 2010 - As the world was becoming more competitive amid globalization, Hong Kong must broaden its economic base in order to maintain its strength, including actively developing more high-value-added industries, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, Miss Janet Wong, said today. |
Hong Kong Exchange Fund Amounts to US$281.91 Billion
June 1, 2010 - Total assets of the Exchange Fund amounted to HK$2,198.9 billion (US$281.91 billion) on April 30, 2010. This is HK$20.3 billion (US$2.6 billion) lower than at the end of March 2010, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. |
Financial Results for First Month of 2010-11 Financial Year
June 1, 2010 - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced its financial results for April 2010, the first month of the current financial year (2010 – 2011). |