Summary Box: Hong Kong says economy slowed in 4Q

SLOWER GROWTH: Hong Kong's economic growth slowed in the final quarter of 2011 as global trade weakened, and the government forecast little growth in 2012.

UPDATE 1-Swire unit bidding for $400 mln retailer Courts -sources

(Adds background, details) HONG KONG/SINGAPORE, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A unit of theSwire group of companies, a Hong Kong conglomerate withinterests ranging from properties to airlines, is among biddersfor ...

UPDATE 1-Samsung Securities to announce Asia restructuring -sources

(Adds details, background) By Alex Frew McMillan and Ju-min Park HONG KONG/SEOUL, Jan 31 (Reuters) - South Koreanbrokerage Samsung Securities Co Ltd, which expandedquickly across Asia in the past two years, ...

Audience Enthralled at WoW Opening Show in Hong Kong

Members of the sell-out audience at the 2012 Hong Kong Arts Festival opening of the World of WearableArt (WOW) on the weekend said the show was astonishing, and they are keen for more.

Hong Kong air pollution at worst levels ever: report

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Air pollution levels in Hong Kong were the worst ever last year, the South China Morning Post reported on Monday, a finding that may further undermine the city's role as an Asian financial centre as business executives relocate because of health concerns. Worsening air quality in Hong Kong caused by vehicle emissions and industrial pollution from the neighboring Pearl River ...