Hong Kong Gets Lift From Banks, Energy Shares
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Football: World Cup betting big business in Asia
SINGAPORE, June 6 People like a flutter and betting on football matches is big business, but in parts of Asia it is illegal and police across the region are cracking down ahead of the World Cup. Tens of millions of dollars is expected to be wagered over the month-long football festival in South...
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Hong Kong watch & clock fair 2009 – show report
I showed up at the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair not really knowing what to expect. I know who goes to BaselWorld and SIHH, and I know the purpose of JCK in Las Vegas, but I wasn’t sure who went to the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair, nor did I know why.
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Most Hong Kong Stocks Fall as Materials Slide on China Policy
June 4 (Bloomberg) — Most Hong Kong stocks dropped on concern China’s measures to prevent the economy from overheating will slow demand for materials.
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Tens of thousands attend Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents on Friday marked the bloody 1989 Tiananmen crackdown with a candle-lit vigil, as agitation against Beijing intensifies in the former British colony.
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Most Hong Kong Stocks Fall on China Policy Concern; TPV Rises
June 4 (Bloomberg) — Most Hong Kong stocks fell, dragging the Hang Seng Index lower for the fourth time in five days, on concern China’s measures to prevent the economy from overheating will slow demand for materials.
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Most Hong Kong Stocks Rise on China Growth; Chalco Declines
June 4 (Bloomberg) — Most Hong Kong stocks rose amid speculation earnings growth at some Chinese companies can withstand government measures to contain property prices.
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Hong Kong Stocks Fall as Materials Slide on China Tightening
June 4 (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong stocks dropped, sending the Hang Seng Index to its fourth decline in five days, on concern China’s measures to prevent the economy from overheating will slow demand for materials.
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Thousands in Hong Kong expected for Tiananmen vigil
Thousands in Hong Kong were expected Friday to commemorate the bloody 1989 crackdown on democracy protests in Beijing, as agitation against China’s stewardship intensifies in the ex-British colony.
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Hong Kong Stocks Fall on Commodity Demand Concern; Chalco Slips
June 4 (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong stocks dropped, sending the Hang Seng Index for a fourth decline in five days, on concern China’s measures to prevent the economy from overheating will slow demand for materials.
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Firm Open Called For Hong Kong Shares
The Hong Kong stock market on Thursday halted the three-day losing streak in which it had declined nearly 300 points or 1.4 percent. The Hang Seng Index finished just above the 19,780-point plateau, and now investors are looking for continued upside when the market opens for business on Friday.
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