Hong Kong

Hong Kong and Chile last Sept 7 signed a free trade agreement that took only a year to complete.

Amid growing anti-China sentiment, Hong Kong's voters go to the polls on Sept.9 to institutionalize universal suffrage by 2017.

Hong Kong has moved up two places to 9th in the list of the world's most competitive economies.

The new car boasts of 15% better fuel efficiency.

An electronic-bill payment system will greatly facilitate local and cross-border yuan bill payments made by Hong Kong residents.

The number of homes sold in the first seven months fell 22% to 46,910 from the same period a year ago.

Hong Kong-owned National Electric Vehicle Sweden said it has completed its takeover of bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab Automobile and will market its first electric cars in 2014.

Seven of the 14 building plans approved in Hong Kong in July went to residential developments.

HSBC Holdings Plc has bolstered its equities and prime services units with the appointment of nine senior executives to its Asia Pacific operations.

Total deposits with authorized institutions rose 0.8% this July from June with a 1% rise in Hong Kong dollar deposits.

The government reported a massive deficit for first the four months of the financial year 2012/13.

Blame it on the recent nasty weather condition.

Hong Kong’s stock as a major capital market took another hit when China Everbright Bank Company put its IPO on hold.

A subsidiary of China’s and the world’s largest bank recently opened its first securities service center in Hong Kong.

Accounting firm Ernst & Young faces a dilemma that could violate the laws of Hong Kong and China either way.

Domestic exports plunged 16.8% from January to July compared to the year earlier as the economy continues to suffer from the economic slowdown.