<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>news.gov.hk - Top Stories</title><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/index.shtml</link><image><url>http://www.isd.gov.hk/images/logo60.gif</url><title>news.gov.hk - Top Stories</title><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/index.shtml</link></image><description>news.gov.hk - Top Stories - From Hong Kong's Information Services Department</description><language>en-UK</language><copyright>Copyright, news.gov.hk</copyright><webMaster>irc@isd.gov.hk</webMaster><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:54:00 +0800</lastBuildDate><generator>ISD News RSS Generator 3.13</generator><item><title>Financial dispute resolution centre mooted</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/businessandfinance/100209/html/100209en03006.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/businessandfinance/100209/html/100209en03006.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:04:22 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.news.gov.hk/en/../tc/category/businessandfinance/html/chanthumb.jpg" title="Prof KC Chan" alt="Prof KC Chan" style="float:left;margin:0 5px 5px 0" />The Financial Services &amp; The Treasury Bureau has launched another public consultation, this one on its proposals to establish an Investor Education Council and a Financial Dispute Resolution Centre. "We have witnessed the launch of more complex and varied financial products that cut across traditional boundaries of banking, insurance and securities markets over the past years.We have also seen more retail investors entering the markets," Secretary for Financial Services &amp; the Treasury Prof KC Chan told reporters at a press briefing today.]]></description></item><item><title>HK-Mainland wine pact sealed</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/businessandfinance/100209/html/100209en03008.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/businessandfinance/100209/html/100209en03008.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:04:22 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hong Kong and the Mainland have signed a co-operation agreement on customs facilitation measures for wine entering the Mainland market through the city.]]></description></item><item><title>Food-safety law compliance 'no problem'</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/100209/html/100209en05001.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/100209/html/100209en05001.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:05:02 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Secretary for Food &amp; Health Dr York Chow is confident food traders will have no problem complying with Food Safety Bill requirements - such as keeping transaction records - after the bill is enacted.]]></description></item><item><title>Total services exports rose 8.6% in 2008</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/businessandfinance/100209/html/100209en03005.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/businessandfinance/100209/html/100209en03005.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:04:22 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The value of total services exports in 2008 rose 8.6% on the previous year to $717.2 billion, and that of total services imports grew 10.3% to $366.5 billion, the Census &amp; Statistics Department announced today.]]></description></item><item><title>Canal Rd Flyover to get a facelift</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/infrastructureandlogistics/100209/html/100209en06002.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/infrastructureandlogistics/100209/html/100209en06002.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:06:10 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.news.gov.hk/en/../tc/category/infrastructureandlogistics/html/100209p006jpg.jpg" title="under Canal Road Flyover " alt="under Canal Road Flyover " style="float:left;margin:0 5px 5px 0" />The public space under the Canal Road Flyover is set to receive $7.4 million makeover to improve the environment and pedestrian flow in the area.]]></description></item><item><title>Offshore trade earnings up 9.7%</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/businessandfinance/100209/html/100209en03004.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/businessandfinance/100209/html/100209en03004.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:04:22 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hong Kong earned $204.1 billion from offshore trade in 2008, up 9.7% on the previous year, the Census &amp; Statistics Department says. The gross margin from merchanting was $176.5 billion, up 9.4% on 2007, while the commission from merchandising for offshore transactions was $27.6 billion, up 11.9%.]]></description></item></channel></rss>