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渣打:今季本港經濟或進一步惡化

政府公布香港首季本地生產總值預先估計數字按年實質下跌8.9%,較市場普遍預測的6.5%跌幅更嚴重。渣打銀行大中華區高級經濟師劉健恆說,反映香港經濟面對巨大挑戰。

他估計,本季香港經濟表現有可能進一步惡化,3月起推行的減少社交措施大大影響零售業及飲食業生意,其他國家在4月採取更嚴厲旅遊限制及封鎖措施,大大打擊環球旅遊業,加上失業率及公司倒閉的滯後反應會在今明兩季更明顯,經濟數據不容樂觀。

渣打目前對本港全年經濟預測是負增長4.8%。…

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許正宇:財庫局在經濟復蘇中主要有三個角色

財經事務及庫務局局長許正宇表示,當下疫情漸趨平穩,市民期待回復較為正常的生活之際,同時要為本港經濟復蘇作好準備,而程中財庫局主要有三個角色,包括保持金融市場穩定、推動金融市場發展,以及創造更便利的營商環境。

他在上任後首份網誌中提到,金融和資產巿場穩定,是對實體經濟活動的強力支持。本港匯率穩定,銀行流動性充足,亦有機制監察巿場變化,確保金融巿場正常有序地運作,將繼續和各監管機構竭力鞏固有關基礎,著力吸引投資,穩定各行業的資金流,從而促進和保障就業。

許正宇表示,接下來會走訪財庫局下其他…

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Intel and and AMD processors are going cheap at Newegg

4 5 月, 2020 Alan Martin 0

If you think being locked down for the last month has been hard on you, then pity your poor CPU: it’s just not used to this kind of focused attention. The good news is that you can now give it the gift of early retirement without breaking the bank thanks to a pretty solid sale […]

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“It’s about hate” – The Last of Us Part 2 has brought out the worst of us

4 5 月, 2020 Kirk McKeand 0

“This is a story about hate – an intense, harrowing, and emotional adventure,” said The Last of Us 2’s creative director at a 2016 panel. He might have been talking about the game’s themes, but it could easily be a description of everything that’s been happening these past few weeks. If you’re not up to […]

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珠江船務以約2.3億元收購新渡輪60%股權

珠江船務公布,以近2.33億港元向新創建收購新世界第一渡輪60%股權,以內部資源支付。收購完成後,新渡輪將成為珠江船務的直接非全資附屬公司。

珠江船務指,新渡輪主要在香港經營內港及離島渡輪航線,並擁有完善操作,業務可進一步補充集團現有業務,加強客運業務競爭力,相信符合公司及股東整體利益。…

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Valve are cutting off SteamVR support for Macs

4 5 月, 2020 Matt Cox 0

If you bought a VR kit for your Mac and planned on using SteamVR, then you are out of luck. Valve are ending VR support for MacOS, so they can “focus on Windows and Linux”. Mackers can still access legacy builds, but this means no more improvements, and no more bug-quashing. There are ways to […]

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陳茂波:應先盡快推出兩輪「防疫抗疫基金」措施

本地生產總值按年下跌8.9%,財政司司長陳茂波被問到,會否再全民派錢或消費券,他認為,應先盡快推出兩輪「防疫抗疫基金」的措施,相信就業支援措施對經濟支援有明顯作用,市民能貼身感受到支援力度。

至於會否在基金「加碼」,陳茂波認為,兩輪基金連同財政預算案的開支約2900億元,佔本地生產總值一成,其中支援建築、交通運輸及餐飲業3大行業,佔超過100億元;亦有退稅及退差餉等普遍性措施。

陳茂波又說,2008年金融海嘯下,亦曾經歷相似的連續4季經濟衰退。雖然本地疫情開始受控,但全球疫情仍然嚴重,將…