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Civil servants' starting salaries remain unchanged: government

Survey says civil servants' pay mirrors 3rd quartile levels of market salary.

Aussie firm wins $656 million MTR contract

Leighton Asia takes seventh MTR Corporation contract in three years.

Hong Kong, Guangdong seek closer cooperation

Will establish a new mechanism to strengthen communication and information exchange.

Government brewing up plans to study retirement protection programs

Check out Community Care Fund's pilot project for CSSA recipients.

Hong Kong's unemployment rate stands pat at 3.4%

Weak job growth seen in transportation and construction sectors.

Hong Kong weekend property sales climbed 65%

Check out which developers raked in the highest sales.

Hang Seng Bank raises home-loan rates

Becomes third Hong Kong bank to do so.

Chinese asset management firm to IPO in Hong Kong

China Cinda Asset Management Company plans a US$3 billion IPO in 2014.

Insurance premiums climbed 13% to $255.2 billion

Check out insurance industry's winners and losers.

Hong Kong's merchandise trade volumes up in January

Export and import volumes climbed 17.4% and 24% respectively.