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Kowloon office already 70% leased even before April opening

Rents are $85/sqf monthly but early bird tenants received discounts.

Imports up 7.9% to $378.7b in October

However, a $44b trade deficit was also recorded this month.

Exports up 6.7% to $334.7b in October

The Indian export market registered the largest increase.

Home prices may rise by 10% in 2018

Hong Kong’s property bubble is unlikely to burst anytime soon.

HKIA passenger traffic up 7.3% to 6.16m in October

Transit passengers contributed the most to traffic.

3 in 10 CEOs opt to passively deal with job automation

They prefer to deal with the risks as they come.

9 in 10 employees feel obligated to upgrade skills

Women take more initiative in learning to upgrade their skillset.

Restaurant receipts and purchases up 5.1% in Q3

Positive consumer sentiment buoyed sales.

Private housing supply to rise to 22,000 units per year

However, it is unlikely to cool down the heated housing market.

HR professionals to expect 10% salary raise

Startups generate demand for HR jobs as their businesses scale.

9 in 10 employees say learning on their own is key to remain competitive

Half of them have taken a curriculum course in the past year.

IT banking professionals to expect 20% pay rise

Programming skills remain highly sought after across industries.

Property prices to rise next year

Media and tech are the big new tenants.