Hong Kong

Rents for luxury homes are expected to fall again by 4.2% in the second half of the year after plunging 7.5% in the first half.

But demand for Grade-A office space declined forcing rents to slip 3.2%.

The government expects a further easing of the inflation rate in the coming months due to the difficult external economic environment and lower import prices.

The volume of Hong Kong's goods re-exports fell 3.3% while that of domestic exports fell 24%.

Commissioner of Insurance Annie Choi said the renminbi business is among the growth engines for Hong Kong’s insurance industry.

The Securities & Futures Commission warns investors to consider risks that may affect their ROI before making a commitment.

About 19% of Hong Kong firms don’t expect their business situation in Q3 to be better than Q2.

Hong Kong expects close to 550 homes will be built in new residential sites.

The city will halve its import and export declaration charges to cut the cost of doing business, the Commerce & Economic Development Bureau said.

Airports connect air and ground transportation systems, and provide the stimulus for economic growth, international trade and social development.

One of the results of the rise of mobile devices and the consumerization of enterprise IT is that today's employees have increased expectations and demands of the devices they use for work. According to the Citrix Workshifting Index, a Citrix research study released this year, 92 per cent of companies report that they were aware their employees were using personal devices for at least some work-related tasks.

It's hardly surprising that commuting is regarded as one of the least enjoyable things in life. Often a fruitless limbo between personal and work time, commuting has been identified as one of the main causes of daily stress: lengthy journeys of over 45 minutes are associated with poor sleep quality, exhaustion and health problems.

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So art is now big business in Hong Kong. The fifth Art HK Fair held in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 17-20th May broke all previous attendance records. In its five year history, the fair has always had a good number of multi-million dollar deals and this year was no exception with 266 exhibitors reporting brisk trade. All of this ties in nicely with Hong Kong’s stated intention to become an arts hub for Asia. When the government announces a new capital project in the cultural sector these days, odds-on it’s an “arts hub”.

Over 60% of all funds invested in Hong Kong in the past five years came from overseas investors.

Hong Kong residents are visiting the Mainland mostly on business and spent some $35.6 billion there in 2011.