Hong Kong Informer

Hong Kong shares to open up 0.6 pct, consumer-linked shares up HONG KONG May 14 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares are set to start higher on Tuesday, with Chinese consumer-related counters China Resources Enterprise and Want Want China each up more than 2 percent and among top boosts to the Hang Seng Index. Full News [...]

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The Government Property Agency is inviting tenders and bids for three-year tenancies of six shops at Kwun Tong Shun Lee Disciplined Services Quarters, and a government property on the ground floor of 67 Man Nin Street, Sai Kung.The tender notices were gazetted today.The approximate areas of the Kwun Tong shops range from 20 to 151 [...]

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Students planning to enrol in the Scheme for Admission of Hong Kong Students to Mainland Higher Education Institutions should file online applications from May 6 to June 6, the Education Bureau says.For the 2013 Scheme as announced by the Ministry of Education, 70 Mainland higher education institutions will consider admission of Hong Kong students based [...]

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Students planning to enrol in the Scheme for Admission of Hong Kong Students to Mainland Higher Education Institutions should file online applications from May 6 to June 6, the Education Bureau says.   For the 2013 Scheme as announced by the Ministry of Education, 70 Mainland higher education institutions will consider admission of Hong Kong [...]

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LANCASTER, California (AP) — The first Chinese-owned vehicle manufacturer in the United States unveiled ambitious plans Wednesday to eventually build as many as 1,000 plug-in electric buses a year at a refurbished RV manufacturing plant in a wind-swept, sage-dotted corner of the Mojave Desert. In a news conference on a patio outside BYD’s new energy-efficient [...]

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Hong Kong shares to open up 0.5 pct, Minsheng Bank jumps after Q1 earnings HONG KONG, April 25 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares are set to start at a three-week high on Thursday, with China Minsheng Bank jumping 5.7 percent after reporting positive quarterly earnings, with several from other bellwether Chinese companies due later … [...]

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The Committee on Elder Academy Development Foundation has invited tertiary institutions and school-sponsoring bodies of secondary and primary schools and organisations to apply for funds in setting up elder academies, and organising activities which promote elderly learning and inter-generational harmony.Applications should reach the committee's secretariat by May 30. School-sponsoring … Full News here – Hong [...]

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Hong Kong shares to open flat, Lenovo climbs HONG KONG, April 19 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares were poised to start flat on Friday, with Lenovo Group climbing 1.7 percent after the Chinese personal computer maker was reported to be in negotiations to purchase IBM Corp's x86 server hardware … Full News here – Read [...]

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The Government Property Agency is inviting tenders and bids for three-year tenancies of five shops at Kwun Tong Shun Lee Disciplined Services Quarters, and a government property on the ground floor of 1 Greig Road, Quarry Bay.   The tender notices were gazetted today.   The approximate areas of the Kwun Tong shops range from [...]

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The Science Museum’s Science News Corner will present an exhibition on soybean research and breeding from tomorrow until July 31.   The ‘Soybean Homecoming’ exhibition introduces the findings of Prof Lam Hon-ming, from the Chinese University Faculty of Science School of Life Sciences, and his project team from the Centre for Soybean Research at the [...]

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Hong Kong stocks open 0.4% lower HONG Kong have stocks opened down 0.41 per cent with concern over a deadly outbreak of bird flu in China and the North Korean crisis weighing on the market. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 89.58 points to 21,637.32 in the first minutes of trade on … Full News [...]

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Prospective applicants for civil service posts at degree or professional level can apply from April 5 to sit the Common Recruitment Examination and Basic Law Test  to be held on June 8 and 15 in Hong Kong, the Civil Service Bureau announced today.   Valid Common Recruitment Examination results are required of applicants for civil [...]

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Nominations for the Kwun Tong District Council Ping Shek Constituency by-election will open from tomorrow  to April 18, the Registration & Electoral Office announced today.   A poll will be held on May 26 to fill the vacancy if there is more than one validly nominated candidate.   A nominee must be a registered geographical [...]

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Nominations for the Kwun Tong District Council Ping Shek Constituency by-election will open from tomorrow to April 18, the Registration & Electoral Office announced today.A poll will be held on May 26 to fill the vacancy if there is more than one validly nominated candidate.A nominee must be a registered geographical constituency elector aged 21 [...]

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The Education Bureau will hold an information expo showcasing the multiple pathways available to secondary school graduates on May 4 and 5, at the Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre.   To help candidates of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination and other students better plan for further studies and career pathways, the [...]

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