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Facebook and WhatsApp top Hong Kong's social commerce platforms
Two thirds of e-commerce players use these online channels.
Over 5,000 homes sold from October to November
However, overall home sales dropped 6% MoM.
Price gap between rural and urban properties narrows
Developers have been turning to farmland conversions.
Rent for Grade-A office properties expected to rise 5-8%
However, limited availability remains an issue.
Hong Kong luxury apartment sale smashes Asia price record
Mount Nicholson apartment fetches HK$132,000 per square foot.
Hong Kong slaps HSBC with $51m fine for Lehman-linked products sale
The $51m penalty was the most expensive sanction imposed on a financial firm.
Half of Hong Kong workers have insufficient savings
Hong Kong workers are most vulnerable to income loss resulting from illness or disability.
Hong Kong job market growth remains bullish
The IT sector generated the biggest demand this year.
Hong Kong is China's third property investment destination
Development sites remain the most favoured sector in Q3.
Hong Kong CFOs onshoring services as complaints rise
And half said they’d shut their off-shore location completely if they could find the workers locally.
Unemployment rate largely unchanged at 3% from August to October
The underemployment rate similarly went unchanged at 1.1%.
Hong Kong Smart City Consortium bags Tekes partnership
The two collaborate on smart city projects and potential funding.
Hong Kong leads real estate market growth in Asia Pacific
Development site transactions tripled to $134.2b.
Two in five Hong Kongers consider running e-commerce side businesses
More people prefer to start businesses online than start with brick-and-mortar.
Hong Kong is the most attractive country for IPOs
It scored 9.1 out of 10 in terms of transaction attractiveness.
Six in 10 employees unlikely to seek advice for career goals
Younger people are more likely to seek professional advice.