| Hong Kong monetary chief Norman Chan said more measures are possible to cool the city’s housing market as elevated household debt adds to risks from property- price gains over the past four years.
Debt is “near historic high levels,” Chan, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, told lawmakers today, citing ratios of 58 percent to 59 percent of gross domestic product in the third and fourth quarters. In a housing and economic downturn, repayment may become more difficult, the official said.........................................Full Article: Source
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