商舖業權 是否大戶盡攬？賣地條款 應否散賣為多？ 20230801
出外用膳，如要在女人街／廟街或朗豪坊／MOKO間選擇，閣下會去前兩者或後兩地多？又或須於登龍街／耀華街或希慎廣場／時代廣場間挑揀，結果是否一樣？
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Don’t fall for the fallacy – HK needs a NARROWER tax base 20230726
In view of recent reports of HK fiscal deficits, the pundits are yet again out in force, staging the tired chorus (including the organisation never engaged in any profitable enterprise, the IMF)…
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
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 2 of 2 – HK should continue as a hub of low tax and low regulation 20230512
Interview with Ming Pao which your correspondent discussed the current state of Cryptocurrency…
明報專訪 Mingpao Interview 1 of 2 – Global Economy + HK Property 20230504
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
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!
差估數據中尋寶 建築名稱見變遷 20230413
筆者閒來無事，找到差餉物業估價署發佈的《樓宇名稱》文檔，將自1945年起的過去70多年香港落成樓宇的名字做個「大數據」處理，一窺戰後至今命名文化如何變遷。
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