the basic unit of money in Hong Kong

officially, the renminbi can only be directly exchanged into the hong kong dollar at no more than $2, 560 a day.

官方规定，每天人民币只能直接兑换2560美元以下的港元。

they offered $64 million to refurbish and maintain the site on the condition that the government accept a symbolic 1 hong kong dollar for a 50-year lease.

五大家族表示，愿意为翻新和维修中区警署建筑群筹措6,400万美元，条件是港府只对这片土地象征性的收取1港元的50年地租。

the decrease in hong kong dollar assets was mainly due to the sale of hong kong dollars in exchange for foreign currencies and a decrease in bank borrowings.

外币资产增加，主要是因为以港元购买外币及负债证明书增加。港元资产减少，主要是因为出售港元以换取外币及银行借款减少。

but that is because the hong kong dollar is pegged to the us dollar, not because the people of hong kong are enamoured with it.

但那是因为港元与美元挂钩，而不是因为港人迷恋美元。

the hong kong dollar is rising along with the u.s. dollar, but thanks to the peg it's rising no faster, unlike the yen.

虽然港元追随美元走高，但是联系汇率制的存在令港元不至于像日圆升速如此之快。

the debate over the hong kong dollar is taking place against a backdrop of increasing internationalisation of the chinese currency.

当前围绕港元的这场辩论发生在人民币渐进国际化的背景之下。

they even use the hong kong dollar in both cities or the macanese pataca, not the chinese yuan.

他们甚至用港元或澳元在两座城市，而不是人民币。

in september 1983, a month before it was pegged, the hong kong dollar fell by 13% in two days.

1983年9月，与美元挂钩一个月前，港币在两天内贬值了13%。

when it comes to stocks, many are chinese companies with yuan-denominated revenues, which translate back into a stronger hong kong dollar performance for now.

至于香港股市，很多上市公司都是收入以人民币计算的内地企业，随着目前人民币兑港元的升值，这些收入折算成的港元也在增多，使公司业绩显得更加强劲。

the store charges 2, 660 yuan ($416) for a whole horn, at an exchange rate of 1.1 hong kong dollar per yuan.

价格是一整支角2660元（416美元），汇率定在1元人民币兑1.1港元。

when hong kong’s financial secretary decided to adopt the currency board system and peg the hong kong dollar to the us dollar in 1983, i was involved in the discussions.

一九八三年香港的财政司考虑港元采用钞票局的制度，让港元与美元挂钩，我参与了讨论。

a renewed inflow of hot money betting on a yuan revaluation pushed the hong kong dollar to a 16-month high.

再度有热钱流入博人民币升值，把港元汇价推高至16个月的新高。

investors in such assets would, of course, benefit on the currency side from a hong kong dollar revaluation.

显然，假如港元重估，这类资产的投资者会因汇率而获益。

when the hong kong dollar was under attack during the asian financial crisis, the hkma and hsbc made it very difficult for hedge funds to short the currency, enabling hong kong to ride out the storm.

亚洲金融危机期间，当港元受到攻击时，香港金融管理局和汇丰(hsbc)使得对沖基金难以卖空港元，让香港得以摆脱这场风暴。