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Hong Kong Government Lists 61 Sites For Auction Next Fiscal Year; Won’t Change Systems (Nasdaq)

March 20, 2009 | BUSINESS

HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- The Hong Kong government said Friday it is putting up 61 land sites for auction in the next fiscal year, and reiterated it won’t lower the prices of the sites despite the market downturn. (read on…)
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A staunch advocate of globalization and trade (International Herald Tribune)

March 20, 2009 | NEWS

Victor Fung, head of the International Chamber of Commerce, has a simple message to the global leaders who will soon try to set a new path for the economy: “Please deliver.” (read the story…)
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Report: Hong Kong tops global office rental list on lesser fall in 2008 (People’s Daily)

March 19, 2009 | BUSINESS

Hong Kong office rentals fell slightly in 2008 and became the most expensive in the world as rentals for top class offices in other major cities worldwide fell even more, a latest industry report said. The average annual rental for each square foot of grade A offices in the central business district of Hong...
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Hong Kong has world’s highest office rental-Colliers (The Malaysian Insider)

March 19, 2009 | BUSINESS

SINGAPORE, March 19 – Hong Kong topped the chart of the world’s most expensive office rentals in the world in 2008, despite a slip in average rents for prime office space, a report from Colliers International showed today. The report said rents in Hong Kong’s central business district fell 2.1 per cent year-on-year to...
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Chinese revolution: entrepreneurship, family business, finance, jobs, politics, leaders (cmi valparaíso)

March 19, 2009 | NEWS

what is really going inside the Chinese society, business and politics? Why is the big corruption of Chinese Communist government not stopping business explosion? How is private initiative and family business doing Get knowledge and analysis from experts inside China. (read the story…)
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Hong Kong Disneyland’s Future Is in Danger (BusinessWeek)

March 18, 2009 | OPPORTUNITY

Pixie dust is in mighty short supply at Hong Kong Disneyland. The park, a joint venture between Walt Disney ( DIS ) and the Hong Kong government, was supposed to be Disney’s foothold in the potentially lucrative China market ~ ~ but has steadily lost money since opening in September 2005. The Hong Kong...
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Huntington Appoints Stickler to Lead Commercial Real Estate (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

March 18, 2009 | REAL ESTATE

Huntington Bancshares Inc. today announced the appointment of Randall Stickler as senior executive vice president and director of Commercial Real Estate , effective April 16, 2009. In this role he will be responsible for management of the company’s CRE business. (read the news…)
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HSBC, Huiyuan Juice, Shangri-La: Hong Kong Equity Preview (Bloomberg)

March 18, 2009 | BUSINESS

March 18 (Bloomberg) — The following companies may have unusual price changes in Hong Kong trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are as of the last close. (read on…)
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Hong Kong Stocks Rebound; HSBC, Bank Of Communications Rise (Fox News)

March 18, 2009 | NEWS

Hong Kong Stocks Rebound; HSBC, Bank Of Communications Rise (read the story…)
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Hong Kong Stocks Advance, Led by HSBC as Banking Concerns Ease (Bloomberg)

March 18, 2009 | NEWS

March 18 (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong stocks rose after HSBC Holdings Plc said business was in line with its own forecast last month, stoking speculation the banking crisis is easing. (read the story…)
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