"Bloomberg" reported that Ye Liu Shuyi, the convener of the Executive Council, said that the double stamp duty (BSD) for mainland home buyers will be considered.
After the news came out, Hong Kong property stocks surged.
SHKP (0016) jumped more than 2%, New World Development (0017) rose nearly 4%, Cheung Kong (1113) rose nearly 2%; Henderson Land (0012) rose more than 3%.
In addition, Midland (1200) rose 12.86% to 0.79 yuan.
In addition, the government announced yesterday (8th) that the quarantine period for arrivals in Hong Kong will be shortened, from 7-day hotel quarantine to "3+4", that is, 3-day hotel quarantine and 4-day home surveillance.
Ye Liu Shuyi pointed out that it is "very desirable" for Hong Kong to achieve zero isolation by November.
