Hong Kong

SFC reminded investors to gets details of processes for their transactions when trading renminbi securities in the secondary market.

The Hospital Authority has earmarked an additional $200 million this year to strengthen the recruitment and retaining of nursing manpower. It seeks to improve working conditions and career prospects for nurses.

Yet the prevalence of optimistic business expectations among respondents remained unchanged as the proportion of respondents with a favourable business outlook rose up 26%.

The Electrical & Mechanical Services Department asked Chevron to stop the sales of all auto-LPG until the quality has been confirmed to comply with the specification.

The April 22 record of Hong Kong International Airport supassed the daily average of 891 movements by 12.57 per cent.

The year-on-year rate of increase in the underlying inflation rate in March was 4.4 per cent.

The Lifts and Escalators Bill has been gatted to further enhance lift and escalator safety in Hong Kong.

The Housing Department has refuted a press report claiming structural settlement affecting two buildings in Pak Tin Estate is a danger to tenants.

Government to conduct a mid-term review of the new measures to fine-tune the policy or implementation issues and to facilitate better use of existing industrial buildings.

Hong Kong talks about enhancement of liaison and co-operation on fisheries development with the officials of the Chinese province.

Financial secretary reinstates Hui Chiu-chung and Lee Tze-hau while appointing John Harrison.

A study shows almost 70% of Hong Kong employers expect their staff to be available while on annual leave or out of office hours.

Despite falling to 3.4%, analysts maintain a close watch on external risks and impact of the upcoming implementation of minimum wages.

514 students from nine local universities received the scholarship grants.

The labour force expanded by 3,100 from Dec-Feb period to the Jan-Mar period, and the job market absorbed more than half of the increase, with total employment up 1,800.

In the first 2 months of 2011, the volume of total exports grew 19.9%, and the volume of imports rose 14%.