Chinese ports nibble at Hong Kong's supremacy

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The Port of Hong Kong posted growth of 6.9% for 1996 prompting authorities to speculate that the return of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty may cause Hong Kong to lose its profitability. Hong Kong's port is still at the top of the list of containerports but it is the first time in nine years that the port failed to post double-digit growth. Proponents argue that the smaller growth rate is due to the delay in the much needed expansion of the port.

Management, Port of Hong Kong

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Expanded ports to challenge Singapore cargo supremacy

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Foreign investment in Malaysian port facilities by container shipping giants Maersk Sealand International and Hutchison Port Holdings Ltd. is expected to chip away at Singapore's cargo-handling dominance. Port operators in Johor Baru, Tanjung Pelepas and Westport, Malaysia hope that terminal charges (30% lower than Singapore's) and availability of acreage for expansion of facilities will lure shipping lines away from Singapore.

Denmark, Hong Kong, Ports, Investments, Marine cargo handling industry, Marine cargo handling, Maersk SeaLand, Hutchison Port Holding Ltd.

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Hopes dim for stock rally: MSCI's decision weighs on Malaysian shares

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Morgan Stanley Capital International's decision to delay returning Malaysian stocks to its benchmark indexes has killed hopes for a year-end 1999 rally in those stocks. Brokers who had been pushing Malaysian stocks to their foreign clients are now suggesting holding off on buys until after Feb 2000. MSCI's new scheduled date for returning Malaysian stocks to its indexes is May 31, 2000.

United Kingdom, Securities Dealers, Investment Banking and Securities Dealing, Malaysia, Securities prices, Planning, Purchasing, Stock-exchange, Stock exchanges, Statistics, Securities industry, Foreign securities, Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc.

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