Hong Kong

Don’t panic, Hong Kong; at least not yet

Economist says though contraction is happening faster than in 2008-2009, the support offered by Mainland demand is also higher than previously.

Financial secretary: No need for short-sell ban

The government was not able to discover abnormalities in short-selling activities.

IMAGI and Sandmartin develop online stores

The tie-up further extends channel network to target online shoppers.

Is Hong Kong heading into a recession?

HSBC says no as local consumption and tourist spending remains buoyant despite the country’s rising inflation.

Hong Kong PMI dropped to 45.9 in September

All sub-indices signaled a cooling of business activity, despite the continued growth of new orders from Mainland China.

China’s largest listed brokerage drops more than 10% in Hong Kong trade

Citic Securities’ Hong Kong stock market debut on Thursday follows the sale of its shares at the bottom of the HK$13.30-$15.20 a share price range.

More flats, anyone?

Lawmakers reportedly urged the government to ramp up flat supply by as much as 13,000 public housing units every year.

Citic Securities drops in trading following debut in Hong Kong

It dipped as much as 4.5 percent before recovering.

HSBC back-up data centre completed by end 2013

The facility is located in Shatin, New Territories.

Hong Kong's dollar bond issuance hits record low

It slumped 12.3% to a mere HK$70.3 billion.

Hong Kong ranks 15th out of 139 countries in judicial independence in 2010

Secretary for Justice Wong Yan Lung says solid legal system is the key to this success.

CapitaMalls Asia says it’s under no funding pressure

The Singapore firm, which has announced its secondary listing in Hong Kong, will issue bonds instead of borrowing from banks.

Hong Kong art sale raises almost four times more than expected

Sotheby’s Chinese fine-painting sale earned HK$738.3m, the highest for that category.

Hong Kong’s GDP may only be 3.3% in 2012, warns analyst

Continued deterioration in external demand is clouding UBS’ 12-month outlook for Hong Kong.

5% of Hong Kong workforce on the Mainland

Survey shows 175,100 Hong Kong residents worked on the Mainland before July 2010.

Private consumption up 9.2% in Q2 2011

Seems like a good sign for Hong Kong, as private consumption accounts for 61% of its GDP.