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Golden monkeys make first public appearance
Two golden monkeys - Le Le and Hu Hu - make their long-awaited first public appearance in Hong Kong at Ocean Park. The rare monkeys came from Chengdu Zoo and arrived in Hong Kong on January 18. Le Le and Hu Hu will be one of the highlights of the park's Animal Month in High Definition, which runs throughout April. The monkeys have taken up residence in the Sichuan Treasures exhibit, which is next to the stamping ground of giant pandas An An and Jia Jia.
HKU institute makes forecast for second quarter
The University of Hong Kong's Institute of Economics and Business Strategy releases its macroeconomic forecast for the second quarter. Its prediction for real GDP growth in the last quarter of 2011 was 3 per cent, which matches official provisional figures, moderating to 2.2 per cent in the first quarter of this year. It also tipped the unemployment rate to rise to 3.5 per cent in the first quarter; the provisional figure stands at 3.4 per cent now. The institute expects the rate to rise as high as 4.5 per cent this year.
Li Keqiang and Italian PM give keynote addresses