The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will publish a new budget proposal next week focusing on creating job opportunities.

The European Chamber Business Confidence Survey 2008, which was published by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, reports that most of the 250 EUCCC member companies in China are optimistic about the Chinese market and its future though they are facing more and more challenges.

The China Consumers' Association, China General Chamber of Commerce, China National Light Industry Council, the China Packaging Federation, and the China Health Care Association have jointly proposed that manufacturers and operators should cooperate with consumers to reduce excessive packaging.

The Consumer Electronic Products office of the China Electronic Chamber of Commerce recently released its 2008 China Mobile Communications Terminal Product Market Competition Analysis Report, showing that CECC has received complaints involving 51 cellphone brands from January to June 2008.

After three days of inspection in Qingchuan and Guangyuan of Sichuan Province, more than 40 companies from Zhejiang Province have decided to donate CNY20.8 million for nine schools, and signed four letters of intent for investment projects totaling CNY400 million.

China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce has issued four measures to further strengthen market management and regulate how promotions are handled at retail outlets.