Celtic Tiger

11 Jul 2012

Hong Kong's near-term economic fortunes will depend on how the euro-zone debt crisis is resolved, Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah said yesterday.

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Pressure for more stimulus measures

10 Jun 2012

Slowing inflation and disappointing industrial output and retail sales growth last month offered fresh evidence that demand on the mainland is dropping - and put pressure on policymakers for...

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Two wrongs don't make a right line

15 May 2012

Hong Kong registered its lowest rate of economic growth in more than two years in the first quarter, with a slowdown on the mainland having a knock-on effect.

SCMP, May 12

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Tourism and building to power HK jobs growth

10 Feb 2012

Tourism and construction will lead a surge in the number of workers in the next six years, a government manpower projection has predicted.

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Growth slows, but a crash is less likely

18 Jan 2012

The mainland's gross domestic product (GDP) growth fell to a two-and-a-half year low in the three months to December as efforts to tame inflation and declining export demand put the brakes on the...

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Mainland home prices to fall 'by up to 30pc'

9 Nov 2011

Mainland home prices will fall by up to 30 per cent in the coming year because of the government's austerity measures, according to economists at Barclays Capital.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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Spending on food falls but mainlanders keep HK hot

Hongkongers spent less on fresh and frozen food in September as prices soared for fish, livestock and poultry. But expensive goods like electronics and jewellery were still hot items among...

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No major panic as growth slows

The mainland economy grew at its slowest pace in two years in the third quarter amid the ongoing global economic turbulence, but economists say there is unlikely to be any easing of tight monetary...

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GDP growth slows on global uncertainty

Hong Kong's economic output grew 5.1 per cent year on year between April and June, and the government maintained its forecast for it to grow by 5 to 6 per cent this year. Still, it is concerned...

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Profits at industrial firms increase 119.7pc

Profit at mainland industrial companies skyrocketed 119.7 per cent in the first two months of this year, powered by the economic recovery.

However, some economists are questioning...

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Rising prices eat into incomes

Urban residents saw growth in their incomes and consumption slow abruptly in the first quarter.

Rising prices also eroded much of their gains and a slowing economy and bearish stock...

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US slump to test mainland resilience

The mainland may have emerged relatively unscathed from the global liquidity crunch that began in August but economists warn that situation may not last.

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