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Credit card circulation crept up a measly 0.1%
																					
								But card transactions edged down.
						
					
					
				SEA cross-border outbound M&A volume hit record high
																					
								It's a whopping 73% spike.
						
					
					
				Employment growth remains miniscule at almost 0%
																					
								Job cuts in finance are the culprits.
						
					
					
				Private consumption drops to measly 2%
																					
								It’s going to fall further.
						
					
					
				Account surplus reach HKD47.6b
																					
								It is swinging back.
						
					
					
				Fixed investment up to 3% in Q1
																					
								It remains a key driver of growth.
						
					
					
				Exports falls to 0.7% in Q1
																					
								But there’s still hope.
						
					
					
				3-month HIBOR hits 0.4%
																					
								It is expected to remain low.
						
					
					
				Median household income grows 6.2% in Q4 of 2013
																					
								Income of household in private housing stagnates.
						
					
					
				Fiscal surplus plunges to 6% of GDP
																					
								It’s not a problem.
						
					
					
				CCL dropped 4.4% since March
																					
								Luxury property prices continue to ease.
						
					
					
				Loans hike by 11.5% in 2014 first quarter
																					
								But don’t expect strong expansion.
						
					
					
				Industrial market sales decline by 79% yoy
																					
								But there were also large transactions.
						
					
					
				Warehouse rents rise by unremarkable 2.8% in Q1
																					
								Growth was seen in peripheral areas.  
						
					
					
				Hong Kong GDP slows to disappointing 2.5%
																					
								Poor export performance is to blame.
						
					
					
				Cathay Pacific launches non-stop flight to Zurich
																					
								It will be a four-class configuration.
						
					
					
				 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
						 
						 
				 
								 
								 
								 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
                