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Home buyers face skyrocketing management fees

Labour costs account up to 40% of these fees.

Banks' problem loan ratio to remain stable over the next 18 months

The banks' asset quality is expected to be resilient.

Hong Kong's RMB deposits up 0.2%

Overall foreign-currency deposits inched up 0.4%.

Government surplus hit $40.1b in June

Expenditure reached $40.6b during the month.

Mortgage loans up 5.6% to $44b

Primary market transactions rose 19.2%.

Hong Kong recruits more part-time doctors amidst manpower shortage

Over 300 doctors are now part-timers at public hospitals.

Exchange Fund gains $126.5b in 1H17

Total assets now stand at $3.9t.

Hong Kong's total exports up 11.1%

Whilts goods imports rose 10.4%.

Hong Kong's airport dominance under threat by upcoming hubs

A US$12.9b airport in Beijing is due to open in 2019.

64% of MNCs mull over using co-working spaces

Potential cost savings pushed them to rethink their working spaces.

Hong Kong Business Awards 2017 honours 26 outstanding firms

Almost 100 executives attended the awarding ceremony on 25 July.

Demand for co-working office space in Hong Kong on the rise

Larger companies are maximising the flexibility of these spaces.

Consumer prices in Hong Kong inched up by 1.9%

Food, housing, and transport prices rose.