The following keynote speech given by former finance minister and Gua Musang parliamentarian Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah at the 4th...
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BUSINESS
Hong Kong Air Pollution ‘Very High’ for Second Day (Update2) (Bloomberg)
March 19 (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong air pollution reached “very high” levels at roadside stations for the second straight day, prompting the government to issue a health warning for people with heart and lung illnesses.
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Hong Kong Feb bankruptcies fall 55 pct on year (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
HONG KONG, March 19 (Reuters) – Hong Kong bankruptcy petitions in February fell 54.9 percent from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, indicating the economy is on course for a recovery.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-19 03:02 Hong Kong Feb bankruptcies fall 55 pct on year (Interactive Investor)
HONG KONG, March 19 (Reuters) – Hong Kong bankruptcy petitions in February fell 54.9 percent from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, indicating the economy is on course for a recovery. Bankruptcy petitions were down 16.8 percent in February to the previous month, but monthly figures are not seasonally adjusted. Petitions totalled...
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Concern over Hong Kong real-estate bubble warranted (The Christian Science Monitor)
Hong Kong has untaken reforms to curb speculation about a pending real estate bubble.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-19 02:13 Hong Kong shares to open 0.14 pct up; developers fall (Interactive Investor)
HONG KONG, March 19 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares are set to open 0.14 percent higher on Friday, tracking gains in other Asian markets, but developers retreated on renewed worries China will impose more measures cool the property sector.
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Hong Kong Seesaws, With China Banks Down (Fox News)
Hong Kong Seesaws, With China Banks Down
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China Resources Land, Orient Overseas: Hong Kong Equity Preview (Bloomberg)
March 19 (Bloomberg) — The following companies may have significant price changes in Hong Kong trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are as of the last close.
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Hong Kong At The Top Of Of The Recovery Cycle (OfficialWire)
Since our Q109 Hong Kong Business Forecast Report we have grown increasingly bearish on the medium-term prospects of local economic asset prices and economic activity.
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Hong Kong jobless rate drops to 4.6% (AsiaOne)
HONG KONG – Hong Kong said Thursday that its unemployment rate dropped to 4.6 percent between December and February as hiring continued to be boosted by a strong pick-up in economic activities.
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HONG KONG TO USE MSIA’S EXPERTISE TO BRING ISLAMIC FINANCE TO MAINLAND CHINA (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) — Hong Kong expects to leverage on Malaysia’s strong framework and expertise to bring Islamic finance into mainland China.
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