Undoubtedly, while rising wages and costs sap growth in the coastal and eastern regions that have led China’s exports and growth during the past three decades, western regions with skilled labor are turning into magnets for global companies that are either transferring bases or adding investment in the region.

Prestigious universities on the mainland opened their doors to Hong Kong students, but some said it was not easy to cross the thresholds set by the universities.

HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate during January to March stood at 3.4 percent, the city’s statistic department said Thursday.

A major port linking Hong Kong and Shenzhen resumed operations on Tuesday morning after firefighters put out a blaze in a customs building on Monday night.

HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s manpower supply is projected to increase at an average annual rate of 0.6 percent from 3.42 million in 2010 to 3.58 million in 2018, the city’s Labor and Welfare Bureau said in the Report on Manpower Projection to 2018 released Friday.