The new rules would apply to places such as Hong Kong and Singapore, Mr. Ho said.
White wine sales during this period were higher than reds in cities such as Hong Kong.
Losses in some Asian markets such as Hong Kong accelerated as European markets tumbled in early trading Monday.
While it is banned in other Chinese societies such as Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, Taiwan still allows it.
Groupon has also bought clones of itself in places such as Hong Kong, India and South Africa to help it expand overseas.
The government's financial secretary, Henry Tang, argues that this is a global trend which a small, open economy such as Hong Kong's can hardly resist.
America has advised travellers that the quality of health services in places such as Hong Kong and Hanoi is being affected by the pressure on hospitals.
The wholesalers, such as Hong Kong-based Offshore Incorporations Ltd (OIL), sell companies to legal and accounting firms, banks, corporations and also (often in bulk) to web-based resellers.
China Mobile and Unicom compete nationally, but the government has licensed only two operators, believing that the cut-throat competition of markets such as Hong Kong's impedes network development.
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This is the value of an exchange-rate peg in an economy such as Hong Kong's: adjustment to external shocks takes place through changes to domestic prices, rather than through exchange-rate levels.
In his research note, White pointed to the iPad mini as a major catalyst in international markets such as Hong Kong, where the smaller tablet was launched just a couple of weeks ago.
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Although the Philippines has escaped the worst of the deadly Sars respiratory virus, with only 12 cases and two deaths, thousands of Filipinos work in some of the hardest hit locations such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
Malaysia has banned Chinese tourists because of fears about SARS. The United States has advised travellers that the quality of health services in places such as Hong Kong and Hanoi is being affected by the pressure on hospitals.
The shift in global economic power to the big emerging countries in Asia means prospects look much brighter for the newer breed of financial hubs, such as Hong Kong and Singapore, than for established centres like London or New York.
The better restaurants that are located in the public areas of their respective airports, such as Hong Kong's Hung's Delicacies and La Moraga in Malaga, Spain, have become magnets for non-traveling locals, achieving the hitherto unthinkable by turning the airport into a foodie destination.
For cosmopolitan cities such as Hong Kong or Singapore, where wine made its way into the dining culture (albeit in a small way) starting in the 1970s and 1980s, wine preferences followed those of the expatriates and foreigners who were more familiar with the beverage.
These days Lo is more likely to exert influence as an active member of organizations such as the Hong Kong Design Center.
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She has been on weekly sorties across the country and to such places as Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul earlier this year.
HSBC, a London-based banking group with large interests in Hong Kong, switched its reporting from sterling to American dollars on the ground that the majority of its revenues are in the greenback or currencies linked to it, such as the Hong Kong dollar.
Hong Kong Red Chips--shares of Chinese firms listed in Hong Kong, such as Citic Pacific or China Telecom, are treated separately from the rest of the Hong Kong market, because they tend to be more volatile and have different accounting standards.
However, in areas that are genuinely competitive, such as banking, Hong Kong's family firms have been largely elbowed aside by multinationals.
Countries with track records of sound economic policymaking such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Chile have traditionally featured among the best-rated countries.
As in 2003, the best results have been achieved by Pacific rim countries, such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei and South Korea.
Some will say there is no room for complacency as England still trails well behind countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan.
Its satellite office in Hong Kong, Scient has taken on such clients as the steel exchange IsteelAsia and the Hong Kong wireless firm Sunday.
Nonetheless Amazon faces stiff competition from China's largest telecom carriers, such as China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Until now, DFS stores have been centered in the Pacific, in such destinations as Macao, Hong Kong and Singapore.
But some younger children, such as Xavier Lee of Hong Kong, have registered the scale of the tsunami tragedy.
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