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Hong Kong, for example, has introduced home loan curbs and higher stamp duties for foreign buyers.
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County legislatures, for example, could be turned into full-time bodies, rather than convened, as at present, for occasional rubber-stamp duties.
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Last week the government announced measures to cool property prices including higher stamp duties because of concerns that an asset bubble is being created.
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Most recently, in December, Singapore introduced its fifth set of market-cooling measures since September 2009, imposing additional stamp duties on certain buyers, with higher levies on foreigners.
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After the rude shock Leung inflicted on the markets back in November when he raised stamp duties and deposit requirements, this latest set of measures is proving to be far more palatable.
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They include raising stamp duties by five to seven percentage points, increasing down-payment requirements, and lowering the amount some home buyers are allowed to borrow relative to the value of the property they are purchasing.
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Other previous steps included additional stamp duties for some buyers, with higher levies for foreigners, as well as tighter rules on the development of small "shoebox" apartments, which have floor areas of 500 square feet or less, in Singapore's suburbs.
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