Finance

Mortgage Loans Up 18.9%

Residential mortgage loans approved in January rose 18.9% compared with the previous month to $28 billion, the Monetar... Read more

FS Elaborates On Surplus Allocation

The proposed package of relief measures will account for more than 70% of the surplus in 2018-19, Financial Secretar... Read more

Land Sale Programme Unveiled

Secretary for Development Michael Wong announced the Government's 2019-20 Land Sale Programme today.   Fifteen reside... Read more

HSI Dips, India-Pakistan Clash Spooks Asia Markets

Hong Kong stocks ended slightly lower on Wednesday, with earlier gains reversed after Pakistan said it had shot down two... Read more

Hong Kong, Shanghai Markets Rise, Pound Gains

Shares in Hong Kong ended Wednesday morning with fresh gains, boosted by lingering optimism over China-US trade talks. ... Read more

Wall Street Closes Flat As Fed Chief Avoids Upsets

US markets have closed marginally lower after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated a dovish approach to fur... Read more

Appeals Court Backs Time Warner AT&T Merger

A US appeals court has upheld the merger of wireless and broadband giant AT&T with media-entertainment powerhouse Ti... Read more

Relief Spending Remains High: FS

Expenditure on one-off measures to relieve people's burden and support enterprises stands at a high level relative to ... Read more

Paul Chan Attends Budget Forum

Financial Secretary Paul Chan attended a televised forum on the 2019-20 Budget this evening, highlighting his initiati... Read more

Hong Kong, Shanghai Stocks Reverse Course

Hong Kong stocks ended its four day rally and Shanghai stocks ended lower as investors await fresh developments in the C... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Slip, Shanghai Continues Rally

Hong Kong stocks ended the morning session in negative territory after four days of gains, with energy firms hit by a pl... Read more

Tariff Decision Helps US Stocks Close Higher

US markets ended in positive territory after President Trump delayed raising tariffs on Chinese imports, but still gave ... Read more

Tariff Delay Provides Fillip For Global Markets

Global stocks rebounded on Monday after US President Trump said he would delay a hike in tariffs on Chinese goods, citin... Read more

FS To Present Budget On Wed

Financial Secretary Paul Chan will present his 2019-20 Budget at the Legislative Council at 11am tomorrow.   The Budg... Read more

CE Meets Hainan Official

Chief Executive Carrie Lam met Secretary of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee Liu Cigui at Government House today.... Read more