High interest rates have affected car and motorcycle sales. The high interest rate climate has affected consumer demand; retail sales have been affected. |
I don't think that the jury is out. Those guys saying Hong Kong will become another Shanghai or become anther Japan, I think there's an 80 percent chance they are wrong. |
It's like a jar of candies you can see but you can't get your hands on. The foreign investors will believe this when they see more fundamental changes in how companies are run. |
This is a Beijing strip-tease. They should have explained this all in May. |
You never know when it [the market] is going to move. But when they have made a lot of money staying out of Hong Kong, the risk is they are too low in Hong Kong relative to their benchmark. |