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More aid for business people pledged
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:40:02 +0800 | HKSAR Government
Chief Executive Donald Tsang has pledged to help Hong Kong business people face challenges brought by the Mainland's 11th Five-Year Plan. A seminar will be staged to boost ties between the Government, business and Mainland authorities.
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Mortgage loan approvals fall 2.4%
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:09:20 +0800 | HKSAR Government
New mortgage loans drawn down in June rose 17.4% to $16.4 billion, while new loans approved fell 2.4% to $17.3 billion, the Monetary Authority says.
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'Approval in principle' expedites licensing
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:09:16 +0800 | HKSAR Government
The Trade & Industry Department has today introduced a measure aimed at cutting processing time for licence applications and allowing the approved licences to be obtained electronically.
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July statistics digest published
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:09:14 +0800 | HKSAR Government
The July issue of the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics is now on sale, with a feature article on Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme statistics from 1996 to 2006.
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Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:09:16 +0800 | HKSAR Government
Overall consumer prices in June rose 1.3% over a year earlier, the Census & Statistics Department says. The larger year-on-year increase was mainly due to the enlarged increase in pork prices.
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Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:38:22 +0800 | HKSAR Government
This year's second quarter saw construction start on 700 private flats, down 83% on the same period last year, while 600 units were completed, an 89.7% drop, the Transport & Housing Bureau says.
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Bankruptcy petitions down 18.4%
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:48:56 +0800 | HKSAR Government
There were 838 bankruptcy petitions presented in June, down 18.4% from the May figure of 1,027, and down 5.8% compared with last year's average monthly figure of 890.
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