Shares in Hong Kong developers fell sharply yesterday after the government announced taxes to curb speculation in one of the world’s most expensive residential property markets, writes Enid Tsui in Hong Kong.
Cheung Kong Holdings, controlled by the family of Li Ka-shing, fell 4.7 per cent; Sun Hung Kai Properties, Asia’s largest developer by market capitalisation, shed 5.1 per cent; and Henderson Land Developmentsank 6.4 per cent. Hong Kong’s largest listed real estate agency, Midland Holdings, plunged 14.5 per cent.
The benchmark Hang Seng index retreated 0.2 per cent while the property sub-index lost 3.7 per cent.
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