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Bumper year in 2012-13 as tax revenue hits record HK$242b

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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Hong Kong Olympian Natasha Tang makes impact in pool in first year at Ventura College

Her upcoming schedule, beyond this weekend's CCCAA state championships, includes the Asian Championships (June), the World University Games (July), Hong Kong nationals (August) and the East Asian Games … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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Hong Kong Bang: Video of city’s biggest ever New Year fireworks – Hong Kong Video

Around 100000 people gathered to watch celebrations in Hong Kong as a massive 12.5 million Hong Kong dollar (1.6 million US dollar) fireworks display, said … Video Rating: 4 / 5

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Pacific Online To Report Full Year 2012 Results On March 26 2013

HONG KONG, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Pacific Online Limited (HKSE:543) ("Pacific Online," the "Company" or the "Group"), a leading internet content provider in China, today announced that it plans to release its [audited/unaudited] financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 after the close of Hong Kong markets on Tuesday, March 26, [...]

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BMW profits rise in ‘most successful year’ ever

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German automaker BMW says net profit increased 4.4 percent to €5.1 billion ($ 6.6 billion) in 2012 — hailing it as its “most successful year” — thanks to a big sales jump in Asia and a better market in the United States. The company, based in Munich, said Thursday that unit [...]

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BMW profits rise in ‘most successful year’ ever

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German automaker BMW AG says net profit increased 4.4 percent last year to €5.1 billion ($ 6.6 billion), helped by big sales jump in Asia and a better market in the United States. The company, based in Munich, said Thursday that unit sales rose 31 percent in Asia, including a 40 [...]

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Noble Dollar Bonds Add to Hong Kong ’s Busiest Quarter in a Year

Noble Group Ltd. (NOBL) , Asia's biggest listed commodity supplier, is marketing dollar-denominated bonds, adding to Hong Kong borrowers' busiest quarter of sales in the U.S. currency … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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Environmental impact report on third runway ready by year end

Stanley Hui Hon-chung, who was at the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, said an assessment of the impact a proposed third runway might have on the environment will likely be ready by year end. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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Hong Kong to retain professionals this year

Employers in Hong Kong are continuing their focus on retaining professionals in 2013 as they expect a skills shortage as compared to the previous year. Thirty-nine percent of surveyed employers … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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Hong Kong Jan Composite CPI Up 3.0% on Year; Below Expectations

Hong Kong Jan Composite CPI Up 3.0% on Year; Below Expectations HONG KONG–Hong Kong's composite consumer price index rose 3.0% in January from a year earlier, easing from the previous month, mainly because of price rises around the Lunar New Year holiday, which fell in January last year and February this year, … Full News [...]

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Travel agency rebuked for Lunar New Year hotel fiasco

The tourism watchdog on Monday rebuked a travel agency manager accused of leaving mainland tourists stranded without hotel accommodation after he claimed it had been impossible to verify whether their reserved rooms were in fact available. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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China shares edge up before Lunar New Year, HK trims weekly losses

China shares edge up before Lunar New Year, HK trims weekly losses Chalco hit by BofA-ML downgrade. By Clement Tan. Feb 8 (Reuters) – China shares rose in choppy Friday trade ahead of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, buoying slim Hong Kong gains, lifted by strength in the auto sector after strong January sales. [...]

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REFILE-China shares gain ahead of Lunar New Year, Hong Kong has down week

REFILE-China shares gain ahead of Lunar New Year, Hong Kong has down week Feb 8 (Reuters) – China shares rebounded to near multi-month highs, which helped Hong Kong have a slim gain on Friday but couldn't stop it from having its worst week since November before the Lunar New Year break. Lifting China were auto [...]

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Good year, bad year? Hong Kong weighs the scales

Good year, bad year? Hong Kong weighs the scales The Year of the Snake kicks off with the launch of SCMP.com's newest blog HKEye, where we take a look how the world's media are covering Hong Kong. Stories about snake soup, snake fortunes and live snakes have been slithering around in recent days. Full News [...]

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Hong Kong’s Tsang Expects ‘Slightly Better’ Economy This Year

blog post dated yesterday. Mainland China's economic growth is showing signs of accelerating while markets in Europe and the U.S. "seem to be more stabilized" than in 2012, Tsang … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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