A comparative study of the investment characteristics of real estate and other financial assets in Hong Kong

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wing-lang, Roger Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Financial Assets

A comparative study on registration system of real estate between Hong Kong and Mainland China

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Wang ◽  
Shuyan Wei ◽  
Bo-sin Tang ◽  
Junhua Chen ◽  
Wenbin Li
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Registration System ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Land Registration ◽  
The Real Estate ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
The Government

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review land/real estate registration practice in Hong Kong, and make an in-depth comparison with Mainland China and finally provide helpful suggestions for the government. Design/methodology/approach Research methods including document analysis/review and comparative study are used in this paper. Findings The main findings focus on the problems existing in the mainland, including narrow query subject, single way of query, limited query time, and lacking of incentive mechanism. Helpful suggestions for real estate registration system in Mainland China are offered based on the comparative study. Practical implications The unified registration system can improve the efficiency of administrative institutions to ensure an open and transparent environment of property right registration, which helps prevent the relevant departments from abusing administrative power and harming the interests of obligees. The findings of this research can serve as a useful reference for policy makers to improve the unified registration system in China. Originality/value The registration system/mechanism determines the efficiency and effectiveness of real estate/land market. However, land registration and query in some countries such as Mainland China have institutional problems which hinder the sustained and healthy development of the real estate industry. The value of this paper is to propose constructive suggestions for such countries/regions by comparing and learning from a good model.

Are Real Estate IPOs a Different Species? Evidence from Hong Kong IPOs

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-220
Author(s):  
Su Chan ◽  
Mark Stohs ◽  
Ko Wang
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Real Estate

scholarly journals Today in Guangzhou, Tomorrow in Hong Kong? A Comparative Study of the Language Situation in Two Cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-232
Author(s):  
Barry Sautman ◽  
Xinyi Xie
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
General Public ◽  
Language Attitudes ◽  
Sociocultural Context ◽  
The Social ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
And Migration

Many in Hong Kong voice concerns about the fate of Cantonese, including nativists (“localists”) and the general public. Guangzhou is seen as a harbinger of diminishing Cantonese in Hong Kong. News and commentaries paint a gloomy picture of Cantonese in Guangzhou. Yet rarely do we read about surveys on the range of Cantonese use and identity in Guangzhou. Neither do we see analyses on how the social context differences between Hong Kong and Guangzhou may have contributed to the two cities’ unique language situations. Our study delineates the Guangzhou and Hong Kong language situations, comparing mother tongues, ordinary languages, and language attitudes. Cantonese is unrivalled in Hong Kong and remains vital in Guangzhou. We put the two cities’ different use frequency and proficiency of Cantonese and Putonghua (“Mandarin”) in the sociocultural context of motivation and migration. We conclude that some claims of diminishing Cantonese are unsupported. We also address how likely it is that Cantonese will diminish or even be replaced in Hong Kong.

The long‐term inflation hedging effectiveness of real estate and financial assets

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abeyratna Gunasekarage ◽  
David M. Power ◽  
Ting Ting Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Financial Assets ◽  
Hedging Effectiveness ◽  
Inflation Hedging

International Real Estate Review

1998 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-80
Author(s):  
Jia He ◽  
◽  
Ming Liu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Interest Rate ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Seasonal Pattern ◽  
Property Market ◽  
Mortgage Loans ◽  
Adjustable Rate ◽  
The Interest Rate

A study on the prepayment behavior of Hong Kong mortgage loans is conducted. With all of the loans as adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), we find that 1) Prepayment speeds up and then slows down as the mortgage seasons; 2) Prepayment speeds up as the rate markup decreases; 3) Prepayment speeds up as the interest rate increases; 4) Prepayment speeds up when the profitability ratio of the banks ( the prime-HIBOR spread) is higher; 5) Prepayment speeds up as the price of the property market falls; 6) Prepayment speed is faster for loans with a lower loan-to-value ratio; 7) Prepayment exhibits a seasonal pattern: people tend to prepay in the summer.

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