The Land Registry recorded 7,239 sale and purchase agreements for all building units received for registration in November, up 15.8% from October but 0.03% lower year-on-year.
Salary earners in Hong Kong can expect a pay raise of 1.7 percent on average next year, slightly better than a 0.8 percent increase this year, according to a survey conducted among 438 HK companies in September.
The value of total retail sales in October, provisionally estimated at $30.7 billion, rose 12% compared with the same month in 2020, the Census & Statistics Department announced Tuesday (Nov. 30).
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey is stepping down from his role and Chief Technology Officer Parag Agrawal will now lead the company, the social networking site announced on Monday (Nov. 29).
According to a research report jointly released by the United Overseas Bank (UOB) Hong Kong Branch and Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) today (Nov. 29), nearly 60% of enterprises in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will consider starting or further expanding their business to ASEAN countries over the next three years.
Officials called on Hong Kong-based business groups attending a high-level seminar Friday (Nov. 26) to tap into more opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to share the dividends of the nation's development.
The value of Hong Kong's total goods exports increased to HK$418.3 billion in October, up 21.4% compared with the same month last year, the Census & Statistics Department announced Thursday (Nov. 25).
The Hong Kong government today (Nov. 24) announced the successful offering of RMB5 billion offshore renminbi green bonds under the Government Green Bond Programme.
The music streaming arm of China's internet technology company NetEase is planning to raise up to HK$3.52 billion ($453 million) in a Hong Kong initial public offering after shelving the deal earlier this year.
MSCI Inc's decision to start tracking internet giants JD.com Inc and NetEase Inc via their Hong Kong shares rather than American Depositary Receipts may reinforce a gradual shift in liquidity away from the US for Chinese stocks.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in a blog post today (Nov. 21) that the government's earlier sale of a new batch of green bonds was well received by the market and the government is actively preparing for the issuance of retail green bonds.
Debt-stricken developer China Evergrande Group will be removed from Hong Kong's Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, the benchmark provider said on Friday (Nov. 19) following its regular quarterly review.
Forty major projects, including 10 from Hong Kong, were launched at the 2021 Qianhai Investment Promotion Conference, held in Shenzhen on Friday, with total investment reaching 86.6 billion yuan ($13.55 billion).
The Chinese finance ministry said it sold two-year, five-year and 10-year yuan-denominated government bonds worth a total of 6 billion yuan ($941.00 million) in Hong Kong on Wednesday (Nov. 17).
Hong Kong employees are expected to see more substantial salary growth in 2022, as the Asia-Pacific region gradually emerges from the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy continues to recover, ECA International said on Tuesday (Nov. 16).
