Hong Kong Exchange Fund Amounts to US$291.79 Billion
September 30, 2010 - Total assets of the Hong Kong Exchange Fund amounted to HK$2,276 billion (US$291.79 billion) on August 31, 2010. This is HK$43.9 billion (US$5.62 billion) higher than at the end of July 2010, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). |
Financial Results for the Five Months Ended August 31, 2010
September 30, 2010 - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) announced today its financial results for the five months ended August 31, 2010. |
Land Auction Yields US$58.84 Million
September 29, 2010 - The Lands Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government held the seventh land auction of the 2010-2011 financial year for two government plots of land in Fanling and Chai Wan respectively. |
Hong Kong Consumer Prices Rose 3%
September 21, 2010 - According to the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG), Hong Kong’s overall consumer prices rose by 3.0% in August 2010 over the same month a year earlier, larger than the corresponding increase (1.3%) in July 2010. |
The Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council Releases Study Report
September 21, 2010 - The Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council (GPRDBC) today released a study report on “Hong Kong’s Roles and Positioning in the Economic Development of the Nation”. |
Hong Kong Remains World’s Freest Economy
September 20, 2010 - Hong Kong remains the world’s freest economy according to the findings of the Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Annual Report released today by the Cato Institute. This marks the 14th consecutive year Hong Kong has topped the ranking. |
Hong Kong’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.2%
September 16, 2010 - According to the latest labor force statistics released today by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 4.3% in May - July 2010 to 4.2% (provisional figure) in June - August 2010. The underemployment rate declined from 2.0% to 1.9% (provisional figure). |
Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation’s Half-Year Financial Results for 2010
September 16, 2010 - The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC) and its subsidiaries (the HKMC Group) are pleased to announce the financial results for the first half of 2010 today. |
13th Plenary of the Hong Kong/Guangdong Cooperation Joint Conference Held in Guangzhou Today
September 16, 2010 - 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 13th Plenary of the Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation Joint Conference in Guangzhou today. |
GIA Sets up Hong Kong Grading Laboratory to Service Growth in Far East Diamond Markets
September 15, 2010 - The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) today announced the official opening of its new laboratory and diamond grading facility in Hong Kong. |
Invest Hong Kong Wins UNCTAD “Green FDI” Award
September 8, 2010 - Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), together with Shenzhen Municipal Government, is one of three first prize winners in the Investment Promotion Awards 2010 announced today (September 8) by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Copenhagen Capacity and the Board of Investment of Mauritius were the other two first prize winners. |
Hong Kong’s Foreign Currency Reserves at US$261.4 Billion
September 7, 2010 - Hong Kong’s foreign currency reserve assets amounted to US$261.4 billion at the end of August 2010, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, compared with US$260.7 billion at end-July 2010. |
Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers for Second Quarter of 2010
September 7, 2010 - The Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government today (September 7) released statistics on vessels, port cargo and containers for the second quarter of 2010. |
Results of the Bank for International Settlements Triennial Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Turnover
September 1, 2010 - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today the Hong Kong results of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) triennial survey on foreign exchange and derivatives market turnover*. The BIS is releasing the preliminary global results today. |