Hong Kong Informer

Customs officers have made a record seizure of 5,339kg of illicit tobacco worth $ 4 million, and with a duty potential of $ 2.23 million.   They examined two 40-foot transshipment containers declared as holding “hinge/drawer slideways” and “screw/drawer locks” bound for Macau, at Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound yesterday.   They found the [...]

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* Premiums at all-time highs in Hong Kong, Singapore * Tokyo premiums highest since early 2011, tracking HK * Supply of kilobars tight in Asia (Adds quotes, background) By Lewa Pardomuan SINGAPORE, May 16 (Reuters) – Premiums for gold bars rallied to all-time highs in Hong Kong and Singapore on Thursday after bullion's steepest drop [...]

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NEW YORK — The S&P 500 stock index gained marginally on Monday, notching an all-time closing high after data showed a rise in retail sales and as investors mulled when the Federal Reserve may begin to scale back its $ 85-billion-a-month bond-buying program. U.S. stocks fluctuated between small gains and losses for most of Monday’s [...]

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Hong Kong shares may start higher on Wall Street record HONG KONG | Mon May 6, 2013 8:57pm EDT. HONG KONG May 7 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares may start higher on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street's strength on solid earnings and a brighter economic outlook. On Monday, the Hang Seng Index rose 1 … Full [...]

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BANGKOK (AP) — World stock markets were pushed higher Wednesday by an improvement in China’s trade and yet another record-busting session on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 15,000 for the first time ever Tuesday, driven by optimism that the U.S. economy will keep gaining momentum. There was also good news from [...]

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BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets were powered higher Wednesday by an improvement in China’s trade and yet another record-busting session on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 15,000 for the first time ever Tuesday, driven by optimism that the U.S. economy will keep gaining momentum. There was also good news from [...]

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During a recent press conference, Hong Kong's Commissioner of Inland Revenue Chu Yam-yuen gave an account of the revenue collections by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) in the 2012-13 fiscal year, and the forecast revenue for the coming year. In 2012-13, the IRD collected HKD242.2bn (USD31.2bn), representing an increase of HKD3.8bn, or 2%, over the [...]

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Hong Kong collected record-breaking tax revenue of HK$ 242.2 billion for the 2012/13 fiscal year, thanks to healthy growth in company earnings. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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Authorities advised Hong Kong residents stay indoors after scientists noted pollution levels were at their highest level this year. Deborah Gembara … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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BANGKOK (AP) — World stock markets mostly gained Wednesday on the heels of a record high on Wall Street as traders waited for the latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes for insight into the U.S. economy’s prospects. Japan’s stock market continued to rise on a wave of enthusiasm for the Bank of Japan’s aggressive new approach [...]

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BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets mostly gained Wednesday on the heels of a record high on Wall Street as traders waited for the latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes for insight into the U.S. economy’s prospects. Japan’s stock market continued to rise on a wave of enthusiasm for the Bank of Japan’s aggressive new approach [...]

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A security guard walks past a poster of a ruby-ground falangcai "Double-Lotus" bowl from China's Kangxi period, during Sotheby's preview in Hong Kong, April 2, … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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A total of 1,172 flight movements were handled at the airport on March 29, setting a new daily record, the Civil Aviation Department says.The flight movements broke the previous single-day record of 1,081 flight movements set on December 22 and exceeded the daily average of 986 movements recorded in the first two months of 2013 [...]

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A total of 1,172 flight movements were handled at the airport on March 29, setting a new daily record, the Civil Aviation Department says.   The flight movements broke the previous single-day record of 1,081 flight movements set on December 22 and exceeded the daily average of 986 movements recorded in the first two months [...]

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BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday as momentum carried over from yet another record high on Wall Street. The Standard and Poor’s 500 index closed at its highest level ever Thursday, driven by more encouraging data on the U.S. economic recovery. The government said the economy grew at an annual rate [...]

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