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1. Business - Money

   HKMA intervenes again to weaken Hong Kong dollar

   Posted Oct 24th 2012, 09:02am by Reuters in Hong Kong

   ... was well above the peak in 1997. The prospect of fund flows returning to Hong Kong have also sparked a near 10 per cent rally so far this month in shares of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, the world’s No 2 exchange operator by market value. Strength in the Hong Kong dollar has reignited speculation that its peg to the US dollar, which has been in place since 1983, will be abolished, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/1068490/hkma-intervenes-again-weaken-hong-kong-dollar
2. News - Hong Kong

   Financial services secretary defends Hong Kong dollar peg

   Posted Nov 02nd 2012, 02:52pm by Reuters in Hong Kong

   ... on clearing accounts maintained by banks with the HKMA – to HK$175.83 billion on November 5. The Hong Kong dollar is pegged at 7.8 to the US dollar but can trade between 7.75 and 7.85 to the US ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1074557/financial-services-secretary-defends-hk-dollar-peg
3. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Voluntary phasing out of incandescent light bulbs insufficient

   Posted Apr 05th 2013, 12:00am by CIVIC EXCHANGE

   ... and LEDs use less energy than an incandescent bulb and are part of the equation in creating a more energy-efficient Hong Kong. However, the effectiveness of a voluntary charter is extremely ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1207067/voluntary-phasing-out-incandescent-light-bulbs-insufficient
4. Comment - Blogs

   Nothing but sceptics on Occupy Central idea

   Posted Apr 15th 2013, 05:14pm by Hong Kong Around the World

   ... behind Occupy Central - Benny Tai Yiu-ting , Chu Yiu-ming , Chan Kin-man and others - a few non-Hong Kong media looked at the bigger picture. Plans for Occupy Central , a civil disobedience ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1215267/nothing-sceptics-occupy-central-idea
5. Business

   China’s CNOOC agrees to alter Nexen’s US oil lease, says reports

   Posted Mar 02nd 2013, 11:54am by Reuters in Hong Kong

   ... from Canadian regulators in December, but only overcame its last major hurdle in early February when the deal was cleared by the CFIUS. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1169260/chinas-cnooc-agrees-alter-nexens-us-oil-lease-says-reports
6. Sport - Other Sport - BOXING

   How Manny Pacquiao has put Macau on the fight map

   Posted May 14th 2013, 11:59am by Agence France-Presse in Hong Kong

   ... Sport Other Sport Boxing Agence France-Presse in Hong Kong Filipino fighter set to make Macau the new Vegas Years ago Macau snatched the title of the world’s biggest gambling hub from Las Vegas and now, it wants a slice of the boxing action too. With Manny Pacquiao following Chinese star Zou Shiming to the glitzy casino haven near Hong Kong, Macau looks set to copy Vegas ...

   http://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1237441/how-manny-pacquiao-has-put-macau-fight-map
7. Quarterly reporting advocate has regrets

   Posted Aug 24th 2009, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... developer Great Eagle Holdings and of the Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies, said the chamber would oppose Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's proposal to introduce quarterly reporting. HKEx ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/690538/quarterly-reporting-advocate-has-regrets
8. Mainland banker cleared to take helm of HKEx

   Posted Jun 04th 2009, 12:00am by Enoch Yiu

   ... in the northwestern province of Gansu , is no stranger to Hong Kong, having worked in banking in the city for 15 years, sealing deals for state-owned firms. Hong Kong Stockbrokers Association chairman Kenny ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/682502/mainland-banker-cleared-take-helm-hkex
9. News - Hong Kong

   Exchange Fund income jumps to HK$41.2b in Q3

   Posted Nov 19th 2012, 05:55pm by Reuters in Hong Kong

   ... News Hong Kong Business Economy HKMA Reuters in Hong Kong Investment income of Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund, which is used to back the Hong Kong dollar, was HK$41.2 billion (US$5.3 billion) for the third quarter, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Monday. The figure compared with a net investment loss of HK$41.7 billion in the same period a year earlier. Investment income ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1086166/exchange-fund-income-jumps-hk412b-q3
10. HKEx board 'split' on plan to rein in listing committee

    Posted Feb 27th 2009, 12:00am by Enoch Yiu

    ... supported curbing the committee's powers to add checks and balances. The SFC yesterday said the global financial crisis could have led to more hostile takeovers in Hong Kong, with directors ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/671411/hkex-board-split-plan-rein-listing-committee

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