Marco Wong, Head of Investor Relations at PCCW (00008.HK) +0.010 (+0.242%) Short selling $1.61M; Ratio 5.380% , said that the company's operational efficiency is further advancing. As it remained focused on improving operational efficiency and cost optimization last year, the full-year operating expenses decreased by 6% year-on-year to USD692 million, mainly attributable to HKT-SS (06823.HK) -0.040 (-0.438%) Short selling $8.14M; Ratio 9.493% 's efficiency enhancement.He disclosed that the company's current floating- and fixed-rate debt ratio remained about 50:50. The rise in HIBOR within the year shores the average cost of debt up to 4.2%, and the average maturity of existing debt is 4 years.Related NewsUBS: Potential Removal of Div. Withholding Tax for Southbound Stock Connect Positive for HK StocksPCCW Acting Group Managing Director, Susanna Hui, said that Viu, the group's pan-regional video streaming service, had more than 62 million monthly active users as of the fourth quarter of last year, with paid subscribers growing by 10% to 13.4 million during the year. She believed that the growth in the high-end user base had helped juice business monetization, and expected that the company would continue to cement its position as a leading streaming platform.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2024-05-17 16:25.)