HONG KONG: WEEK IN REVIEW, 02Jun2013

MSCI rebal are you a winner or loser?; Retail sales show mainlanders still king; Langham Hospitality gets slammed; HK not so competitive anymore; What is a university degree worth?; The Art market running hot; Here’s what you missed this week.

HONG KONG: BEFORE THE OPEN, 30May2013

Everbright IPO back in the cards; US$31.2mm in interest; SFC protecting Barry?; Langham Hospitality down in grey market; Barry and the triads?; HK university degree worthless?;

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Are Barry’s pals at SFC protecting him?

From RTHK:

A South China Morning Post report said the Commercial Crime Bureau had sent written concerns to the SFC, after its officers experienced difficulties with their probe into the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange.

HONG KONG: WEEK IN REVIEW, 18May2013

Timmy tong faces the spotlights; Housing prices to dump 20%; Alcohol, women and rape; CY Leung’s popularity in the toilet; The duck is under maintenance. Here’s what happened this week.

HONG KONG: BEFORE THE OPEN, 16May2013

Tencent brought the goods last night with Q1 earnings, HSBC axing more bankers, Cathay traffic figures continue downward, and Timmy Tong might have some more mates in his jail cell. Here’s what you need to know before the open.

They are all crooks

Seems it wasn’t just Timmy Tong who loved the good life on the tax payers tab. Outward expenses of Police, Immigration Department, Fire Services Department, the Customs and Excise Department, and the Correctional Services Department rose 6% over last 5 years. LEGCO has asked for an explanation.

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