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Luxury homes to account for only 2.2% of units to be completed until 2021

Capital appreciation potential will be higher for luxury flats.

Seven in 10 Hong Kongers lose money on bad investments

Only 9% read important financial documents during research.

Hong Kong is the sixth most competitive city globally

But it is struggling from competition with other Chinese cities.

Retail sales value up 2.7% to $34.8b

Volumte of total retail sales inched up by 3.2%.

Hong Kong's deficit hit $15.7b in August

Expenditure, on the other hand, hit $36.87b.

RMB deposits dipped 0.4% to RMB532.8b

Overall foreign-currency deposits inched up 0.3%.

Hong Kong expects 9.24m passengers during festive periods

Immigration Department will boost manpower at control points.

Average wage rate hikes by 3.8%

Almost 7 in 10 companies implemented hikes.

What are the major shortcomings of the MPF scheme and how can it be improved?

The 16-year annualised return on all MPF funds is just 2.8%.

Here's how Henderson Land can benefit from the acceleration in farmland conversions

It has ~926,000 sq ft of farmland in Kwu Tung North and Fanling North that could be converted.