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Buildings department greenlights 8 building plans in May

Of the plans approved, three are on Hong Kong Island.

Luxury residential sales fall 12.9% MoM in June

Only 183 units got sold during the month.

Grade A building at Wing Lok Street for sale

The EOI deadline is 12NN on 20 September 2023.

Gov’t to assist building owners in maintenance

Secretary for Home & Youth Alice Mak said they are alerted by falling concrete.

Housing Authority to open application for subsidised flats

The application will run from 31 July at 8 am to 14 August at 7 pm.

Consumer prices rise 1.9% YoY in June

The rate of increase in June was slower than May.

JC PROcruit C offers traineeship opportunities to over 500 first-time job seekers

It provides job opportunities in the creativity, technology, business, and healthcare sectors.

Over 4000 jobs up for grabs in Mong Kok job fair

Most jobs offer monthly salaries ranging from $12,000 to $22,000.

Unemployment rate dips to 2.9%

There were 113,600 unemployed people from April to June.

Hang Seng expands remote account opening service to HK companies with mainland shareholders

The e-Sign service can also now be used to provide signatures for loan documents.

Bank of East Asia extends Sheung Shui Branch hours to seven days a week

Its Tsim Sha Tsui and Shatin Plaza branches have reverted to regular business hours.

Sale of 21 Borrett Road development falls through

CK Asset Holdings said the purchaser failed to pay the first part of the payment of $1.04b.

BOCHK warns of fraudulent website

BOCHK said that it has no connection to pulsboc(dot)com.

ZA Bank welcomes deposit protection hike

Raising the limit will increases awareness and trust in virtual banks, ZA Bank said.

Mass residential capital values drop 1.2% QoQ in Q2

JLL attributed the decline to three factors.

Retail property market sees significant boost in 1H23

As of end June, rents of High Street shops rebounded 8.2%.