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Retail sales value up 0.1% to $35.2b in April
Retail sales value up 0.1% to $35.2b in April
Retail sales held stable amidst the sustained recovery in visitor arrivals.
Property sales drop 16.1% in May
There were 7,536 sale and purchase agreements for all building units.
Two in 3 workers say a pay rise is not enough to make them stay
Two in five employees expect their base salary to increase by up to 5%.
Hong Kong banks' capital to be hit by tighter property regulations
But impact is expected to be manageable.
Not fast, not furious: Why government regulations can't keep up with transport innovation
Politicans are not reacting quickly enough to come up with right policies for automated vehicles.
RMB deposits in Hong Kong up 4.1% to RMB528b in April
Overall foreign-currency deposits increased 0.7%.
Approved mortgage loans slip 13.6% to $31.9b in April
The number of mortgage applications decreased 16.5% to 13,027.
Here's proof that Hong Kong made no progress in cooling its property market
Thousands of buyers queue for newly-released developments.
Developers' ability to provide secondary mortgages to be affected by HKMA's new rules
HKMA lowers the LTV for construction financing to property developers.
What you need to know about HKMA's new guidelines to banks
How will these impact domestic property prices?
Hong Kong corporates and banks could be downgraded next
Moody's rationale for the sovereign downgrade could also be applied to them.
Banks raise mortgage rates as HKMA implements new measures
The HKMA raised risk-weighted floor to 25% for new residential loans.
Here's how China's recent stabilisation affected Hong Kong
Hong Kong's re-exports to the mainland surged in Q1.
Government to implement revised tax policies
They include widening the marginal salary tax bands to $45,000.
Hong Kong's total exports value up 7.1% to $305.4b in April
Goods imports also increased 7.3% to $339.5b.
Cathay Pacific denies it will fire another 200 staff this year
Spokesperson says layoff will be just around 600.
Hong Kongers waste time in setting up virtual meetings: survey
Almost 30% spend 11-15 minutes struggling with meeting technology.
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