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The volume of total exports climbs 17.7%, and the volume of imports soars by 12.9% in the first quarter.

China and Korea are preferred markets with a majority bearish on India, Indonesia despite inflation being highlighted as key risk.

The Honourable Mr. Justice To imposed a fine of HK$200,000 against Lehman and awarded indemnity costs of HK$400,000 to the Plaintiffs.

Hong Kong's Grade A CBD rents posted the strongest QoQ increase of 11.9 per cent in 1Q 2011.

The official foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong amounted to US$276.9 billion at the end of April.

From 2000 to 2010, industry-wide accident rates decreased from 149.9 to 52.1 per 1,000 workers a year and in public works contracts from 46.4 to 9.8.

The Labour Department is receiving an average of about 3,000 vacancies from the private sector per day.

Hong Kong is also the only Asian city in the top 10 travel destinations worldwide.

Proposal to provide extra allowances to Comprehensive Social Security Assistance, Old Age Allowance and Disability Allowance recipients will be implemented in August and September.

The headline PMI posted 52.9 in April 2011, down from 54.9 in March.

The expected growth is to be driven by growth in mobile and online shopping, said Google Hong Kong.

The unemployment rate has fallen consistently now for a year and a half, down from a peak of 5.5% in August 2009 to 3.4% in March 2011.

The total value of total restaurants sector receipts was $22.1 billion, said the Census & Statistics Department.

The statutory minimum wage is a significant milestone in the development of Hong Kong's labour policy, said Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew Cheung.

The department gathered 80,00 job opportunities at the end of March, said Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew Cheung.

The Census & Statistics Department's report on CPI made the company lower the fare hike.