Question – Statistics on residential mortgage loans (Abraham Shek)
Will the Government inform this Council whether it knows the total number and total amount of outstanding residential mortgage loans as at May 31, 2013?
Finance
Question – Provision of bank branches and automatic teller machines (Christopher Cheung)
Following is a question by the Hon Christopher Cheung and a written reply by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, in the Legislative Council today (April 17): Question: Some members of the public have relayed to me that the number of bank branches providing counter services has been decreasing … Read more
Speech – Promoting Hong Kong’s economic restructuring (Christopher Cheung)
President, Hong Kong is well-known for its status as an international financial centre. The report published by the World Federation of Exchanges early this year pointed out that the total market value of companies listed in the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited surpassed that of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the two ranked the sixth and seventh among … Read more
BPA responds to Budget 2013
Proposals of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), help the middle class and care for people’s livelihood have found their way to the Hong Kong’s Budget 2013 unveiled by the Financial Secretary, Mr John Tsang, today (February 27). Among the measures are profits tax rebates … Read more
BPA gives proposals on Policy Address and the Budget
A group of Legislative Council members from the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) today (November 22) met with the Chief Executive, Mr C Y Leung, and the Financial Secretary, Mr John Tsang, to present the Alliance’s proposals on the Policy Address and the Budget of Hong Kong 2013. Speaking after the meeting, … Read more