Saturday 28th January, 2012
Hong Kong gives nod to Hutt River
After more than four decades of being largely ignored by Australian authorities, the tiny, trumped-up micro nation of Hutt River in WA's Mid West appears to have won recognition from the most ...
Hong Kong December New Mortgage Drawn-Down Falls to 3-Year Low
Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s December new mortgage drawn-down dropped to the lowest in almost three years as the city’s property curbs deterred buyers in the world’s most ...
Arts agenda: Hong Kong Arts Festival
January 28 - March 8Various venuesHong Kong Acknowledged as the premier event of its kind in Asia, the 40th edition of the Hong Kong festival has lined up 166 performances from 38 ensembles or solo ...
Hong Kong: Up on China policy outlook
General SourcesSHARES rose 0.31 per cent yesterday, on hopes China will soon introduce new monetary easing policies after the Lunar New Year holiday. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 62.53 points to 20,501.67 ...
Hong Kongers plan ad to insult mainland 'locusts'
General SourcesHONG KONG - A bitter war of words between Hong Kongers and mainland Chinese heated up Thursday as southern city residents sought funds to insult their neighbors as "locusts" in a ...
New loans approved down 12.8%
news.gov.hkNew mortgage loans drawn down in December fell 15.8% to $8.9 billion, compared with November.The Monetary Authority's residential mortgage survey for December found new loans approved during ...
Hong Kong Airlines Takes Delivery Of Its First A320
General SourcesHong Kong Airlines has become a new operator of Airbus single aisle aircraft, following the delivery of its first A320. The aircraft is the first of 30 A320s ordered by the airline and is powered ...
CORRECTED - China as lender of last resort ... more than just a loan
General Sources(Deletes paragraph 15. Duke's partnerships with Chinese firms preceded and are separate from the credit facility) HONG KONG (Reuters) - China is filling a lending vacuum in Asia as European ...
Election Committee register set for Feb 1
news.gov.hkThe Registration & Electoral Office says the final register of the new term Election Committee will be released on February 1.The final register contains the names of all members of the new term ...
Theatre epic to be staged
news.gov.hkThe Movie & TV Theatrical Society will stage large-scale theatre epic Tearless Honour at Yuen Long Theatre in March.Directed by Lester Chan, the production tells the story of a family migrating ...
Mothers & Sons to premiere in March
news.gov.hkThe Young Academy Cantonese Opera Troupe will perform Mothers & Sons in March as part of the Young Cantonese Opera Artists Series.It will star Wang Zhiliang, Huang Hanqin, Yam Dan-fung, Tsz ...
Negative equity mortgages drop
news.gov.hkThe estimated number of residential mortgage loans in negative equity decreased from 1,653 cases at the end of September to 1,465 in December, the Monetary Authority said today.The aggregate value ...
Hong Kong shares end up
IOLHong Kong shares ended a choppy Friday session moderately higher, but strength in defensives and the lowest turnover in six sessions pointed to caution after a month-to-date rally lifted the Hang ...
Asia Markets: Sydney, Hong Kong stocks rise; Tokyo retreats
General SourcesHONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Most Asian markets climbed on Friday to improve their weekly gains, with the resource sector leading in Australia as dovish indications for U.S. interest rates pulled in ...
Hong Kong Mortgage Rates To Stay Low, Citi Says
General SourcesHONG KONG – Hong Kong developers should benefit from changing expectations on the interest-rate outlook, as an extended period of ultra-cheap money now appears more likely after the ...
Hong Kong Airlines ups the ante with 'all-business' flights to London
General SourcesHong Kong Airlines might be a small player in the greater scheme of things but the company is forging ahead with plans to offer some unique features to international travelers.First up is its ...
Hang Seng ends on sixth straight gain, 0.31pc up
The Standard(1 hr 22 mins ago) Hong Kong shares rose 0.31 percent, a sixth straight gain, on hopes China will soon introduce new monetary easing policies after the Chinese New Year holiday. The benchmark ...
LPG prices to rise
news.gov.hkAuto-liquefied petroleum gas ceiling prices for dedicated filling stations will range from $4.69 to $5.13 a litre for February 1 to 29, an increase of 41 cents to 44 cents a litre, the Electrical ...
Hong Kong Pollution Highest on Record
General SourcesHong Kong's population wants to leave the city to escape its notoriously polluted air, which has been described as a health crisis, said a survey released Nov. 29. 2010. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty ...
Outrage in Hong Kong at Professor’s Comments
General SourcesOver 150 people took to the streets of Hong Kong last week, protesting hate-speech comments made by a Beijing University professor in reference to Hong Kongers. While speaking on national ...
Hang Seng flat at break
The Standard(2 hrs 8 mins ago) Hong Kong shares were flat in the morning, giving up early advances as profit-takers moved in after five straight sessions of gains. The benchmark Hang Seng Index dipped 7.18 ...
Win Streak May End For Hong Kong Stock Market
RTT News1/26/2012 8:00 PM ET (RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market has closed higher now in five consecutive trading days, surging more than 1,400 points or 6.7 percent in the process. The Hang Seng Index ...
Hong Kong shares struggle after 5-day rally
General SourcesHONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong shares struggled to rise in early trading Friday after climbing for five straight trading days, and overnight losses on Wall Street, with weakness in Chinese ...
Some like it Hutt, but others beg to differ
General SourcesPhoto: John Mokrzycki A shareholder activist has revealed that Hong Kong apparently recognised a trumped-up principality in Western Australia's wheatfields as a place of incorporation. The ...
All’s well for 2012
General SourcesEXPECTATIONS are running high for Eric Tsang's I Love Hong Kong 2012, a Chinese New Year movie, as are for the others in the season's offerings -- Dante Lam's The Viral Factor and ...
Hong Kong shares close 1.63% higher
General SourcesHONG KONG - Hong Kong shares rose 1.63 per cent Thursday, the first day back after a three-day holiday, as dealers welcomed the US Fed's decision to keep interest rates low for at least the ...
Hang Seng up 0.13pc at open
The Standard(1 hr 37 mins ago) Hong Kong stocks edged slightly higher in early trade after a lacklustre session on Wall Street triggered by weak economic data and profit taking. The benchmark Hang Seng ...
Hong Kong gondola passengers left hanging
General SourcesHONG Kong suspended its popular cable car after a malfunction left hundreds of tourists dangling in icy weather during the Chinese New Year ...
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