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When a typhoon is expected to land in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Observatory is prepared with a comprehensive alert system that issues hourly summaries of weather warnings through the news and radio.
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The initial predictions from the crunching compare well with the actual movement up or down of planes coming in to land at Hong Kong and, crucially, the system highlights areas of turbulence that traditional methods miss.
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Our top picks are Cheung Kong and Sun Hung Kai in Hong Kong and DBS Land in Singapore.
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Also in Hong Kong, developer Henderson Land jumped 5.5% after the company announced that its net profit rose 28% on-year in 2012.
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Also in Hong Kong, developer Henderson Land gained 3.0% after the company announced that its net profit rose 28% on-year in 2012.
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The latest evidence of the bullishness in Hong Kong housing came from Sino Land on Tuesday.
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Property stocks also dragged in Hong Kong, with China Resources Land down 2.8% and Sino Land losing 2.6%.
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Most people now seem convinced that the government is willing to tolerate even a massive drop in share and property prices a government land auction on January 13th saw bids 50% below those for similar land just before Christmas in order to hold the Hong Kong dollar firm.
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Yet in Hong Kong the government is sole supplier of fresh land for development.
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They fear Mr Leung is a populist who will pander to the people by forcing property tycoons to release more land under their control, in order to build more flats, and bring down Hong Kong's stifling property prices.
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