Hong Kong Integral to Greater Pearl River Delta Success
May 28, 2010 - The sixth edition of the Greater Pearl River Delta (GPRD) report, published by Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), highlights Hong Kong’s central position in the GPRD’s development and shows why it holds great promise for the future. The report was officially launched at a luncheon presented by The Australian Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with InvestHK and the InterCham PRD Committee in Hong Kong today. |
Further Trade Liberalization Measures between Hong Kong and the Mainland of China under CEPA
May 27, 2010 - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) and the Central People’s Government reached agreement on further liberalizing trade in services and enhancing cooperation in trade and investment facilitation under the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA). |
WHO Holds Technical Meeting on Classification of Traditional Medicine in Hong Kong
May 26, 2010 - About 50 delegates from the World Health Organization (WHO) and eight countries, comprising Australia, China, Germany, Korea, Japan, Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States today joined local experts in a three-day meeting in Hong Kong to launch the First International Classification of Traditional Medicine (ICTM) project. |
Wine MOU with US States of Oregon and Washington Unlocks New Opportunities for Industry
May 24, 2010 - The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Co-operation in Wine-Related Businesses (MOU) between Hong Kong and Oregon and Washington states in the United States would help unlock new opportunities for the wine industry in the three places, the Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce, Industry and Tourism), Miss Yvonne Choi, said today. |
Land Auction Yields US$170.51 Million
May 24, 2010 - A government plot of land in Fanling sold for HK$1.33 billion (US$170.51 million) in the second land auction by the Lands Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the 2010-2011 financial year. |
Hong Kong Consumer Prices Rose 2.4%
May 20, 2010 - Hong Kong’s overall consumer prices rose by 2.4% in April 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 larger than the corresponding 2% increase in March. |
Hong Kong Unemployment Rate Remains at 4.4%
May 18, 2010 - Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at a provisional 4.4% in February - April 2010, same as that 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. |
Hong Kong-U.S. MOU on Wine Marks Closer Bilateral Ties
May 17, 2010 - The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Rita Lau, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Wine-related Businesses (MOU) with the visiting Secretary of Commerce of the United States, Gary Locke. |
Hong Kong's first quarter GDP grew 8.2%
May 14, 2010 - Hong Kong's Gross Domestic Product grew 8.2% in real terms in the first quarter, having resumed positive year-on-year growth of 2.5% in the previous quarter, the Government announced today. |
Contract signed to start construction of Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Building
May 10, 2010 - Hong Kong Government signed a design and build contract on May 8 with Dragages Hong Kong Limited for the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Building, marking an important step in the development of the new cruise terminal project. |
Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Reached US$259.2 Billion
May 7, 2010 - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today that the official foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong amounted to US$259.2 billion at the end of April 2010 (end-March 2010: US$258.8 billion). |
Revitalised Brand Hong Kong goes global in Shanghai
May 3, 2010 - Hong Kong has unveiled to the world the logo of its revitalised city brand - a refreshed dragon icon - at Expo 2010 Shanghai China (Shanghai Expo) on May 1. |