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Sean Kennedy

The mainland's service sector recorded the fastest growth since August last month as the non-manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) hit 56.2, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. A reading above 50 indicates an expansion of business activities.

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Hong Kong financiers are mourning the death of pioneering capital markets banker Patrick Thomas, a driving force in the local bond market, and founder of investment bank Oakreed Financial Services.