HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s Purchasing Managers’ Index eased to 47.8 in August compared to a 51.4 print for the headline reading in July. The result was below the 50 level which divides contraction from expansion, marking the first time Hong Kong’s private-sector economy has deteriorated in more than two years. Employment conditions for...
Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd, along with other investment partners, has acquired Festival Walk, a retail mall in Hong Kong with an office component, from Swire Properties Limited for S$2.9 billion (HK$18.8 billion), according to Singapore Business Review. (read on…) Related items Landlords Advance on Central Office Building Sale Report Hong Kong In Transition: The...
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – As global companies expand in Asia, financial hubs such as Hong Kong are suffering a shortage of international school places that may blunt the city’s competitive edge against regional rivals including Singapore. (read on…) Related items Shortage in Hong Kong’s international schools dim city’s role as financial hub Hong Kong's...
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fae277/hong_kong_consumer) has announced the addition of the “Hong Kong Consumer Electronics Report Q4 2011″ report to their offering. Business Monitor International’s Hong Kong Consumer Electronics Report provides industry professionals and strategists with independent forecasts and competitive … (read on…) Related items Research and Markets: Hong Kong Retail Report for Q4...
BEIJING & HONG KONG–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Houlihan Lokey, an international investment bank, today announced that Weimin Chen has joined as a Managing Director and Head of China for the firm. Mr. Chen will be responsible for overseeing the firm’s investment banking business in the mainland China market. His role will include responsibility for the further development...
“Many men fail because they quit too soon. They lose faith when the signs are against them. They do not have the courage to hold on, to keep fighting in spite of that which seems insurmountable. (read on…) Related items Hong Kong In Transition: The Old Guard Is Losing Some Control Sotheby's Hong Kong...
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The bottom has fallen out of the so-called “basket of gifts” – business opportunities – brought to Hong Kong by Vice Premier Li Keqiang as far as some prominent people are concerned. (read on…) Related items Hong Kong In Transition: The Old Guard Is Losing Some Control Sotheby's Hong Kong presents a selling exhibition...
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