The city, known for its many bridges that span the Allegheny,?Monongahela and?Ohio rivers, boasts serious tech bonafides beyond its connections to key executives. That starts with Carnegie Mellon, one of the top engineering schools in the country, and a partner in Uber’s self-driving car research.
The central government has in the past few months sought to place greater accountability on regulators to safeguard financial stability, as exemplified by its announcement in July that it would establish a committee under the State Council, China's Cabinet, to improve regulation effectiveness on financial matters.
The central bank cut the interest rate of re-lending funds that aim to help agribusiness and small businesses by 0.25 percentage point to 2.5 percent. After receiving the re-lending funds at a favorable rate, small commercial lenders will issue loans to small businesses at a rate of no more than 4.55 percent. The spread between the two interest rates is 205 basis points.
The city has provided a hotline for reporting such needs, and the bureau will take care of the arrangements, Li said.
The city government has set up a fund of 500 million yuan, dispensed from 2018 to 2020, to help petrochemical companies relocate to new industrial parks.
The chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers, Wong Kam-leung, described HKU's decision as reasonable, saying Tai's political advocacies, such as "achieving justice by breaking the law", have encouraged radicals to promote Hong Kong independence.
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The city already has trails stretching a combined 1,300 kilometers in 11 districts and counties, mostly in and around scenic spots. Now, work has begun on adding another 2,000 km, including at places such as Yanqi Lake, sections of the Great Wall and venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
The central bank's open market operation rates were 5 basis points higher, after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, the third increase in 2017.
The city's comeback won't be easy. A report by the city's Independent Budget Office estimates the Big Apple will lose 475,000 jobs over the next 12 months. It predicts the city won't begin to add jobs again until the second quarter of next year.
The center, to be based in Shanghai, will provide technical support to developers who work on Apple software. Through the facility, Apple will present lectures, seminars, experiments, speeches and training. It will also organize regular networking events to help the developer community in China and its neighborhood to improve the design, quality and performance of their products.