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僱用外傭日見難緩解良方不在管 20230718

家有一小的上班族應該對本港於疫情期間航班禁令下外傭短缺的情況記憶猶新，尤其是當時空缺多申請人少的情況下每月工資曾搶高至8000港元以上，實是蔚為奇觀。

How can HK alleviate the shortage in domestic helpers? 20230705

Any working couple with kids at home could recall the times when the Philippines flight bans during covid lockdowns caused a sudden shortage in helpers and pushed pay upwards of HK$8k a month for a brief period of time. In response to that symptom, the HKSAR government proposed amendments to the “Code of Practice for Employment Agencies” to reduce the ease of “job hopping” among foreign domestic helpers (FDHs).

HK property stocks – time to shine vs HSI and physical? [Article 2 of 2] 20230531

Economic, Hong Kong, Trade

Now that we have concluded in Part 1 that property stocks will outperform inflation in the next few years, we need to consider whether the larger stock universe, say represented by the Hang Seng Index (HSI) or underlying property could do even better. Here we delve into the relative merits of various peer classes

明報專訪 Mingpao Interview 1 of 2 – Global Economy + HK Property 20230504

Economic, Hong Kong, Investment, Real Estate

Below is the full interview with Ming Pao published on 4th May 2023 in which your correspondent discussed a variety of macro and property market topics

HK property stocks – is there light at the end of the long tunnel? [Article 1 of 2] 20230502

Economic, Hong Kong, Trade

The Hang Seng Property Index (HSP) has had a rough few years in performance, not only has the benchmark for Hong Kong property stocks massively derated since the peak in 2018, but it is now arguably stuck at a level seen as early as Q4 1996 – which is 27 years ago!