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    Hong Kong propertyPROPERTY

    EQUITY RESEARCH

    Weekly: 13 Feb 2012 (Vol. 5)

    Spring arriving early?Secondary volumes continue topick up

    February 13, 2012

    This editions highlights:The secondary market is showing more signs of life. Flat viewing numbersrose 25% w-w and Midland's 35 housing estates volume index is up 146%to 138 transactions. Home prices also increased 0.60% w-w. While some

    of this is just down to a seasonal pick-up post Chinese New Year, giventhe solid fundamentals of the housing market, we believe there is scope forthis perception of a pick-up to become a reality.

    Physical market: Home prices rose 0.60% w-w. This has almostreturned the YTD home price change to flat, still down 0.45% YTD.Secondary volumes showed strong growth up from 56 to 138transactions, much higher than the 16-week average of 74 units and the52-week average of 115.

    Best and worst: HK property stocks rose +1.7% w-w, outperformingthe HSI (+0.1% w-w) but underperforming their Chinese peers (+5.4%w-w). Best: Greentown China (+27.4% w-w); Worst: Henderson Land(-2.4% w-w).

    FY11-13F consensus earnings: Developers (0.1%/-0.1%/0.3% w-w),landlords (-0.1%/0.0%/0.1% w-w) and REIT (0.5%/-0.6%/-1.2% w-w).

    Top five news items1. Government dropping size restriction on new land sales

    2. Five pricing options for new HOS sales

    3. HK to face 14,000 labour shortage by 2018

    4. Pay rise still intact but being scaled back a little

    5. Kerry wins a residential site in Tuen Mun for HKD2,739mn

    Fig. 1: Key property metrics/Weekly share price performance

    Source: Company data, Centaline, Midland, Bloomberg, Nomura research, Note: Prices as of 10 February 2012

    Research analysts

    Hong Kong Property

    Paul Louie - NIHK

    [email protected]+852 2252 6189

    Weekly share price performance:Key property metrics Last value w-w (%) Best Five HKD w-w (%)CCL Index 95.04 0.60 Greentown China 4.46 27.4

    MIDL 35 Volumes 138 146.4 KWG Property 3.89 14.13m Hibor 0.40% 0.0 Beijing Capital Land 2.00 9.9HS Index 20,784 0.1 Shimao Property 9.57 9.1

    HS Prop Index 26,270 0.6 HK Land 5.56 8.8

    HK Property Reporting Calendar Worst Five HKD w-w (%)Company Date Period-end SHKP 109.70 0.1Champion REIT (2778 HK) 20-Feb FY11 Cheung Kong 104.80 0.0

    Great Eagle (41 HK) 27-Feb FY11 Renhe Commercial 0.92 (1.1)SHKP (16 HK) 28-Feb FY11 Sino Land 12.56 (1.9)

    Hong Kong Land (HKL SP) 1-Mar FY11 Henderson Land 42.50 (2.4)Hysan (14 HK) 8-Mar FY11

    Swire Pacific (19 HK) 15-Mar FY11Cheung Kong (1 HK) 29-Mar FY11

    See Appendix A-1 for analystcertification, importantisclosures and the status of

    non-US analysts.

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    Physical market review

    HK housing: home prices +0.60% w-w and -0.45% in YTD

    Home prices rebounded by +0.60% w-w last week. This helped to narrow the YTD

    decline to only -0.45%. Compared with 2011s intra-year peak, the CCL index is down

    5.64%. Across the territories, Hong Kong Island was the only region showing a mild fall

    in home price (-0.15% w-w). Kowloon experienced the largest rally of +2.06% w-w,

    followed by New Territories East (+0.83% w-w) and West (+0.16% w-w).

    Fig. 2: Home prices: Up 0.60% w-w

    Source: Centa-City Leading Index

    Fig. 3: Interbank lending rate: Stay flat

    Source: Bloomberg

    HIBOR flat but banks showing signs of re-engaging

    There was almost no change in Hong Kongs 3-month interbank rate at 40bps but with 3-

    month Libor down 2bps from 0.53% to 0.51%, this has reduced the Hibor-Libor spread to11 bps.

    While there were almost no change in HK interbank rates, there is more anecdotal

    evidence that the HK banks are starting to re-engage in their mortgage lending activities.

    According to the Hong Kong Economic Times, HSBC and BOC have started to offer

    mortgages at P-2.7% (effective interest rate at 2.3%) in order to attract mortgage

    business. It further cited that post the Lunar New Year, some major banks have further

    eased their mortgage approval process with select clients enjoying up to P-2.85%

    (effective interest rate 2.15%) for mortgage loan up to HKD 2mn or above. Cash rebates

    have also increased from 0.5-0.8% to the current 1%. Market participants believe the

    mortgage business will be more competitive among banks when the developers launch

    the major new projects. (Source: Hong Kong Economic Times, February 9, 2012)

    Fig. 4: Mortgage policy changed by major banks after Lunar New year

    Source: HKET

    Meanwhile, Centaline Property in conjunction with Hang Seng Bank is introducing a

    mortgage pre-approval service with LTV up to 90%. This service is effective from

    February 10, 2012 to April 30, 2012. (Source: Hong Kong Economic Times, February 10,

    2012)

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    Timing of approval 5 - 7 days 1 to 2 days

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    Volume: Primary market: Developers readying new launches;secondary volumes shows strong signs of recovery

    With increased interest in the secondary market, developers are readying new launches

    to try to tap into the potential demand. Over the past weekend, as developers continue to

    sell mostly leftover units, overall activity level was largely flat, up 3% w-w to 35

    transactions. Shun Tak/SHKP sold another 5 units of Chatham Gate this past weekend,

    bringing its cumulative sales to 160 units (48% of overall project). Elsewhere, Cheung

    Kong cleared another 15 units at Festival City III while NWD sold 4 units at The

    Masterpiece in TST.

    Key new projects to watch in the coming weeks include Wheelocks Lexington Hill in

    Western District (104 units), Sino Lands Baker Residences in Hunghom (68 units),

    Hendersons La Verte in Sheung Shui (16 units), SHKPs Park Island Phase 6 in Ma

    Wan (65 units) and Tuen Mun Station (1,100 units) and Cheung Kongs Tsuen Wan

    West (1,720 units) and TKO Area 85 projects (1,777 units).

    Fig. 5: Primary weekend transactions

    Source: Various Chinese press, Nomura research

    Fig. 6: Secondary weekly transactions

    Source: Midland Holdings, Nomura research

    The secondary market is continuing to show strong signs of a recovery. Midland's 35

    housing estates volume index rose 146% w-w to 138 transactions. This is higher than

    the 16-week average of 74 units, the 52-week average of 115 units and also 2011s

    average weekly transaction levels of 136. With estate agents reporting a further 25%

    increase in weekend flat viewing numbers and a faster commitment by potential home

    buyers, this suggests that the recent pick-up in secondary volume should have more

    room to run.

    Key dates to watch

    Fig. 7: Data release dates

    Source: Bloomberg, Nomura Research

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    Feb 20 January 2012 CPI Mar 01 Retail sales (Jan) Apr 23 March 2012 CPI

    Feb 21 Unemployment rate (Jan) Mar 08 Hysan FY11 results

    Feb 22 GDP (4Q) Mar 15 Sw ire Pacif ic FY11 results

    Feb 27 Great Eagle FY11 results Mar 19 Unemployment rate (Feb)

    Feb 28 SHKP 1HFY12 results Mar 22 February 2012 CPI

    Mar 29 Cheung Kong FY11 results

    Mar 29 Retail sales (Feb)

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    News and views: Government droppingsize restriction on new land sales; fivepricing options for new HOS salesKey News1. Government dropping size restriction on new land sales

    2. Five pricing options for new HOS sales

    3. HK to face labour shortage of 14,000 by 2018

    4. Pay rise still intact but being scaled back a little

    5. Kerry won a residential site in Tuen Mun for HKD2,739mn

    6. Housing Society launch old folks homes

    7. Estate agents' application numbers down 50% y-y

    8. Beijings office rent surged more than 75% a year

    Government dropping size restriction on new land sales

    On February 8, HK's Secretary for Development commented that for new land sales, theGovernment would prefer to continue to implement unit restrictions and forgo size

    restrictions. The Secretary for Development commented that the construction of the new

    Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) together with new supply along the West Rail and URA

    projects have already helped to increase the number of small and medium-sized units.

    So rather than imposing both size and unit restrictions, it is now more appropriate to just

    impose unit restrictions in order to ensure that developers would provide at least a

    certain level of supply. (Source: Hong Kong Economic Times, Development Bureau

    press release, February 8&9, 2012)

    Five pricing options for new HOS sales

    The Housing Authority is considering five pricing options for the sale of the new HOSflats. Under the new HOS sales scheme, as the premium serves as a loan to the

    homebuyers, fixed at the time of purchase", homebuyers only have to repay the premium

    (i.e. loan) when the flat is sold and are able to pocket the difference. In terms of how to

    handle the loan, the Housing Authority is considering the following five options:

    (1) Interest-free loan.

    (2) Loan with floating interest rate below the average best lending rate of the banks.

    (3) Same as (2) but with a additional 1.5% " risk-adjusted factor.

    (4) Loan with interest rate fixed at the time of purchase.

    (5) Fixed interest rate loan at 2%.

    (Source: South China Morning Post, February 7, 2012)

    HK to face labour shortage of 14,000 by 2018

    According to The Labour & Welfare Bureau, HK will face a labour shortage of 14,000

    staff by 2018. It projected that HK's labour requirement will reach 3.596m in 2018 but

    with HK's 300,000 baby boomers continuing to retire, HK's labour force will only be at

    3.582mn then. This marks the first time that Labour & Welfare Bureau's study has

    projected a labour shortage since the study began in 1988. The 14,000 jobs will have to

    be filled by either foreign or mainland graduates or immigrants. By 2018, the four pillar

    industries in Hong Kong are projected to increase. Tourism should see the strongest

    demand for staff with an average growth rate of 2.9% y-y to 247,400, while financial

    services firms are expected to grow 2.5% p.a. to 253,100. The study believes that the

    staff demand would be focused on highly educated staff and predicts that there will be an

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    excess of 8,500 low-education or low-skilled staff. (Source: Hong Kong Economic Times,

    South China Morning Post, February 10, 2012)

    Fig. 8: HK's labour force projection across four industries

    Source: HKET

    In related news, hiring intentions continue to be positive for the retail industry. While

    financial services firms remain cautious, sales, marketing and retail companies are

    continuing to increase headcounts with a 10% pay rise set for new hires. Links

    Recruitment expects a mild growth of 0-5% for existing staff and a 5-10% increase for

    new hires. On the other hand, Manpower Group pointed out those hiring remains

    relatively quiet with job vacancies down 20% q-q. (Source: Hong Kong Economic Times,

    February 8, 2012)

    Pay rise still intact but being scaled back a little

    The uncertain economic outlook has resulted in employers scaling back their earlier payincrease intentions. The Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Managements

    (HKIHRM) survey found that 95% of the firms still forecast a base pay increase of 4.7%;

    this was down from 5.0% from its November 2011 survey. Among the different sectors,

    non-government organisations are projecting the highest pay increases at 7.1%. This is

    followed by construction and shipping/terminals at 5.7% and 5.5%. (Source: Hong Kong

    Economic Times, Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management, February 8&9,

    2012)

    Fig. 9: Overall average base pay adjustment and forecast

    Source: HKIHRM

    Fig. 10: Base Pay Adjustment Forecast (Jan April 2012)

    Source: HKIHRM

    Kerry wins residential site in Tuen Mun for HKD2,739mn

    Kerry Properties has beaten six other bidders for a 939,600sf (GFA) residential site in

    Tuen Mun. The HK$2,739mn winning bid for the So Kwun Wat site translates to an AV of

    HKD2,915psf, some 11% below market expectation. Surveyors estimate a break-even

    price of HK$6,386psf for the project. As this was a unit-restricted site, Kerry is expected

    to develop not less than 1,100 residential units, and the building height of the site has

    been limited to 85 metres. Kerry considered the price of the land reasonable and

    expected the total project cost around HKD6bn. (Source: Hong Kong Economic Times,

    South China Morning Post, Kerry press release, February 10, 2012)

    Industry 2018 2018 vs. 2010 pa. chg (%)

    Tourism 247,400 +49,900 +2.9

    Financial Industry 253,100 +46,200 +2.5

    Professional Services 347,400 +58,700 +2.3

    Trading and Logistics 781,700 +21,100 +0.3

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    4.7 (Jan 2012),

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    2011 +3.3 +4.2

    2010 +2.0 +1.9

    2009 +3.5 +0.6

    2008 +4.0 +3.9

    2007 +3.4 +2.8

    2006 +2.4 +2.4

    2005 +1.0 +1.7

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    Fig. 11: Tuen Mun So Kwun Wat site details

    Source: HKET

    Housing Society launch old folks homes

    The HK Housing Society (HKHS) is launching two projects in North Point and Tin Shui

    Wai to cater the needs of better-off retirees above age 60. The scheme termed Joyous

    Living" comprise of 588 units development at Tanner Hill in North Point and a 950 unitsdevelopment along Wetland Park Road in Tin Shui Wai. The developments will provide

    homes sized between 500sf to1,000sf with a few around 1,300sf. The units will be

    available for a long-term lease subject to a one-off lump-sum payment starting at a rent

    of HKD3mn. The Tanner Hill and the Wetland Park Road projects are slated for

    completion in early 2015 and late 2016 respectively. (Source South China Morning Post

    & Hong Kong Housing Society, February 7&8, 2012)

    Fig. 12: HKHS: Joyous Living Projects details

    Source: HKHS

    Estate agents' application numbers down 50% y-y

    The low transaction volume and commissions levels over the past six months have

    resulted in a significant drop in new estate agent applications. The number of

    prospective licensees of the Estate Agents Qualifying Examination dropped 55% from

    the peak of 4,000 in 2011 to only 1,800 in February 2012. The Estate Agents Authority

    expects the number of prospective licensees to continue to drop. (Source: Hong Kong

    Economic Times. February 8. 2012).

    Site area (sf) 722,770

    Plot ratio (x) 1.3

    GFA (sf) 939,600

    Units not less than 1,100

    Winning bid price (HKD mn) 2,739

    AV (HKD psf) 2,915

    Bidders (no.) 7

    Company awarded the land Kerry

    Total project cost (HKD mn) 6,000

    Other bidders

    Cheung Kong,

    Henderson Land,

    SHKP, NWD, Sino

    Land, China

    Overseas Holdings

    Project Tanner Hill Project Wetland Park Road Project

    Location

    Tanner Road, North Point, Hong

    Kong

    Tin Shui Wai Area 115, Wetland Park

    Road, New Territories

    Unit (no.) 588 about 950

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    Facilities

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    Care Centre. Rehabilitation Centre,

    Skilled Care Facilities, Restaurant

    and Retail Store

    Clubhouse, Wellness Centre, Day Care

    Centre, Rehabilitation Centre, Skilled

    Care Facilities, Restaurant, Retail, Hotel

    and Store

    Application Late 2013/early 2014 End of 2016

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    Beijings office rent surged more than 75% a year

    According to Cushman & Wakefield, an international property consultant, Beijings office

    rent rose more than 75% y-y with demand outstripping supply. The surge in Beijings

    office rents was a sharp increase compared with 2010 (+48%) and was the biggest

    increase in the world last year. With office rents of USD130psf p.a., Beijing was the fifth

    most expensive office location after HK, London, Tokyo and Moscow. On an overall

    basis, Asia Pacific registered an 8% growth in rents last year, the highest rate of growth

    among the world. (Source: South China Morning Post, February 7, 2012)

    Fig. 13: Most expensive office rents in the world

    Source: Cushman & Wakefield

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    Share buybacks and weekly best & worstperformers

    Share buybacks and stakeholder increases

    Fig. 14: Recent insider transactions summary

    Source: HKEx, SGX, Nomura research

    With reporting season approaching, many property companies are now in their blackout

    periods. There were no buyback or stakeholder increases last week

    Weekly and YTD best and worst performers

    Fig. 15: Weekly performance

    Source: Bloomberg; prices as of 10 February 2012

    Fig. 16: YTD performance

    Source: Bloomberg; prices as of 10 February 2012

    Over the past week, HK property stocks rose 1.7% w-w. While HK property stocks

    outperformed the Hang Seng Index (+0.1% w-w), they underperformed their Chinese

    peers (+5.4% w-w). On an individual basis, Chinese property companies performed the

    best, taking up four out of five weekly best-performer slots, including Greentown China

    (27.4% w-w), KWG Property (14.1% w-w), Beijing Capital Land (+9.9% w-w) and Shimao

    Property (+9.1% w-w). HK Land was the only Hong Kong company within the top five

    with its 8.8% w-w gain. On the flipside, Hong Kong developers accounted for four out offive worst-performer slots. Henderson Land was the worst performer of the week with an

    -2.4% w-w decline. Year to date, KWG Property took over the top slot with its 48.5% gain

    while Soho China was the worst YTD performer with its 1.4% gain so far in 2012.

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    Best Weekly: Greentown(+27.4% w-w)Worst Weekly: Henderson Land(-2.4% w-w)

    Best YTD: KWG Property

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    Worst YTD: Soho China

    (-1.4% w-w)

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    Consensus net income and DPS estimatechangesFig. 17: Consensus net income and DPS estimate changes

    Source Bloomberg

    As the earning season has begun, earning revisions are noted for every company except

    Hang Lung Properties and HKR Intl. Developers saw their earnings cut by 0.1% for

    FY12 while FY11 and FY13 earnings were raised by 0.1% and 0.3%. The most

    prominent changes were for Prosperity REIT with its FY12-13F estimates cut by 1.6% w-

    w and 2.3% w-w and Midland Holdings with its FY13F estimates adjusted upward by

    2.8% w-w. Other notable revisions were for Cheung Kong (FY11-13F: 0.5%/-1.1%/-1.3%

    w-w), Swire Pacific (FY11F: -1.2% w-w). The landlords saw mild revisions with FY11-FY13 earnings revised by -0.1%, 0.0% and 0.1% w-w, respectively. REITs DPS

    estimates for FY11-13F were adjusted by 0.5%/-0.6%/-1.2% this week, respectively.

    .

    FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013

    Net Income Net Income Net Income

    Year End 10-Feb 3-Feb Change 10-Feb 3-Feb Change 10-Feb 3-Feb Change

    Hong Kong Property Developers

    1 HK Cheung Kong Dec 23,632 23,516 0.5% 22,332 22,578 -1.1% 25,871 26,206 -1.3%12 HK Henderson Land Dec 6,066 6,093 -0.4% 6,797 6,777 0.3% 6,740 6,725 0.2%16 HK SHKP Jun - - - 20,510 20,620 -0.5% 19,575 19,637 -0.3%17 HK New World Dev Jun - - - 5,545 5,535 0.2% 5,720 5,704 0.3%83 HK Sino Land Jun - - - 4,594 4,586 0.2% 5,670 5,584 1.5%

    101 HK Hang Lung Properties Jun - - - 4,242 4,242 0.0% 5,893 5,893 0.0%480 HK HKR Int'l Mar - - - 1,120 1,120 0.0% 531 531 0.0%683 HK Kerry Properties Dec 4,070 4,057 0.3% 4,666 4,670 -0.1% 4,137 4,146 -0.2%

    1200 HK Midland Holdings Dec 292 292 0.0% 324 324 0.0% 344 335 2.8%Average 0.1% -0.1% 0.3%

    Hong Kong Property Investors

    4 HK Wharf Dec 7,991 7,989 0.0% 9,538 9,545 -0.1% 11,043 11,043 0.0%14 HK Hysan Dec 1,274 1,274 0.0% 1,461 1,469 -0.6% 1,710 1,729 -1.1%19 HK Swire Pacific Dec 9,798 9,913 -1.2% 10,762 10,762 0.0% 11,071 11,071 0.0%41 HK Great Eagle Dec 1,402 1,401 0.1% 1,340 1,339 0.1% 1,288 1,286 0.1%

    HKL SP HK Land (US$) Dec 697 692 0.6% 680 675 0.7% 786 776 1.3%Average -0.1% 0.0% 0.1%

    FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013

    DPS DPS DPS

    Year End 10-Feb 3-Feb Change 10-Feb 3-Feb Change 10-Feb 3-Feb ChangeHK REITs

    823 HK Link REIT Mar - - - 1.27 1.27 -0.2% 1.38 1.38 -0.2%808 HK Prosperity REIT Dec 0.12 0.12 0.0% 0.12 0.13 -1.6% 0.13 0.13 -2.3%

    2778 HK Champion REIT Dec 0.22 0.22 0.9% 0.23 0.23 0.0% 0.21 0.21 -1.0%Average 0.5% -0.6% -1.2%

    FY11F: Cheung Kong (1.9% w-w)& Kerry Properties (-1.2% w-w)

    FY12F: NWD (+3.5% w-w) &Hang Lung Properties (+3.0% w-w)

    FY13F: NWD (2.2% w-w) & HangLung Properties (1.4% w-w)

    Major consensus changes:

    FY11F: Swire Pacific (-1.2% w-

    w) & Champion REIT (+0.9% w-

    w)

    FY12F: Cheung Kong (-1.1% w-

    w) & Prosperity REIT (

    -1.6% w-w)FY13F: Midland Holdings

    (+2.8% w-w) & Prosperity REIT

    (-2.3% w-w)

    Major consensus changes:

    FY11F: Swire Pacific (-1.2% w-

    w) & Champion REIT (+0.9% w-

    w)

    FY12F: Cheung Kong (-1.1% w-

    w) & Prosperity REIT (

    -1.6% w-w)FY13F: Midland Holdings

    (+2.8% w-w) & Prosperity REIT

    (-2.3% w-w)

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    Appendix 2: Share-price performanceFig. 19: Price performance one week to one year

    Note: Share prices as of 10 February 2012, close. Ratings are as of the date of the most recently published report (http://www.Nomura.com) rather than the date of thisdocument. Source: Bloomberg for not rated stocks, Nomura estimates

    Mkt. Cap Currency Last 52 Wk 52 Wk Performance (%) Relative Performance (%)

    Ratings (US $mn) Price High Low 1W 1M 3M 6M 1Y YTD 1W 1M 3M 6M 1Y YTD

    Hong Kong Property Developers

    1 HK Cheung Kong BUY 31,120 HKD 104.8 131.8 79.1 0 11 14 (2) (11) 13 (0) 2 4 (7) (3) 1

    12 HK Henderson Land BUY 12,907 HKD 42.5 57.0 33.2 (2) 6 5 (3) (13) 10 (3) (3) (4) (7) (5) (2)

    16 HK SHKP BUY 36,780 HKD 109.7 129.2 85.5 0 11 11 5 (7) 13 (0) 2 2 0 1 (0)

    17 HK New World Dev BUY 7,174 HKD 9.2 13.5 6.1 6 34 32 9 (23) 46 6 23 21 4 (16) 30

    83 HK Sino Land BUY 9,483 HKD 12.6 13.2 8.5 (2) 11 23 30 3 14 (2) 1 12 24 13 1

    101 HK Hang Lung Properties NEUTRAL 16,028 HKD 28.0 36.3 20.9 3 19 7 7 (9) 26 3 9 (2) 2 (0) 12

    480 HK HKR Int'l BUY 497 HKD 2.9 5.0 2.2 1 15 (8) (24) (39) 18 1 5 (16) (28) (33) 5

    683 HK Kerry Properties BUY 5,975 HKD 32.4 42.0 22.9 7 24 12 (3) (13) 26 6 14 2 (7) (5) 12

    1200 HK **Midland Holdings BUY 414 HKD 4.5 6.4 3.0 7 12 24 25 (18) 12 7 3 13 19 (10) (1)

    Weighted Average 1 14 13 4 (10) 17 1 4 3 (1) (1) 4

    Hong Kong Landlords

    4 HK Wharf NEUTRAL 18,001 HKD 46.4 59.0 33.2 2 23 13 (9) (8) 32 2 12 3 (14) 0 17

    14 HK Hysan NEUTRAL 4,171 HKD 30.7 39.3 22.5 1 17 21 (10) (6) 20 1 7 10 (14) 3 7

    19 HK Swire Pacific BUY 16,251 HKD 85.6 103.9 69.3 2 11 3 6 (7) 4 1 1 (6) 1 1 (7)

    41 HK Great Eagle BUY 1,632 HKD 20.3 29.0 14.2 1 29 24 (8) (18) 33 1 18 13 (12) (11) 18

    HKL SP HK Land NEUTRAL 13,000 USD 5.6 7.5 4.2 9 14 21 (4) (14) 22 7 4 14 (8) (9) 9

    Weighted Average 3 17 13 (3) (9) 20 3 7 4 (8) (2) 7

    HK REITs

    823 HK Link REIT NEUTRAL 8,411 HKD 29.0 29.4 23.1 3 3 6 13 22 1 3 (6) (3) 8 34 (10)

    808 HK Prosperity REIT BUY 305 HKD 1.7 2.0 1.3 5 13 12 5 (2) 16 5 3 2 0 7 3

    2778 HK Champion REIT NEUTRAL 2,129 HKD 3.4 4.8 2.7 8 14 10 (12) (24) 15 8 5 1 (16) (17) 2

    1881 HK Regal REIT NR 864 HKD 2.1 2.7 1.4 1 16 18 (11) (8) 16 1 6 8 (16) 0 3

    FRT SP Fortune REIT NR 842 HKD 3.9 4.1 3.2 1 3 12 11 3 7 (0) (5) 5 6 8 (4)

    435 HK Sunlight REIT NR 511 HKD 2.5 2.6 1.9 2 8 12 12 10 12 2 (1) 2 6 20 (1)

    Weighted Average 4 6 8 7 10 6 4 (3) (1) 2 20 (6)

    China Property Developers

    688 HK China Overseas Land BUY 16,052 HKD 15.3 17.9 10.0 2 17 15 (6) 17 18 2 7 5 (11) 27 5

    1109 HK China Resources Land BUY 11,085 HKD 14.8 15.9 7.3 5 18 30 13 18 19 5 8 18 8 29 5

    3377 HK Sino Ocean Land NEUTRAL 3,099 HKD 4.3 5.1 2.2 6 24 41 17 (9) 19 6 14 29 12 (1) 5

    410 HK Soho China NR 3,486 HKD 5.2 7.4 4.6 3 2 4 (15) (5) 1 3 (7) (5) (19) 4 (10)

    813 HK Shimao Property BUY 4,252 HKD 9.6 12.4 5.4 9 45 38 10 (8) 44 9 32 26 4 0 28

    2777 HK Guangzhou R&F NEUTRAL 3,644 HKD 8.8 12.0 5.5 8 38 27 1 (13) 44 8 26 16 (4) (5) 27

    2007 HK Country Garden BUY 7,707 HKD 3.6 4.2 1.9 8 20 34 1 21 24 8 9 23 (4) 32 10

    3900 HK Greentown China NR 938 HKD 4.5 9.2 3.0 27 42 (2) (26) (46) 32 27 30 (11) (29) (41) 17

    1813 HK KWG Property BUY 1,443 HKD 3.9 6.5 2.3 14 39 34 (19) (28) 48 14 27 22 (23) (21) 32

    119 HK Poly (HK) Investments BUY 1,985 HKD 4.3 7.4 2.1 7 34 30 (11) (34) 27 7 23 19 (16) (28) 13

    1387 HK Renhe Commercial NR 2,494 HKD 0.9 1.8 0.8 (1) 11 (13) (40) (24) 3 (1) 1 (21) (43) (17) (8)

    1668 HK China South City Holdings NR 829 HKD 1.1 1.5 0.9 2 4 7 (10) (20) 8 2 (5) (2) (14) NA (4)

    272 HK Shui On Land BUY 1,931 HKD 2.9 3.8 1.7 5 22 28 (4) (18) 22 5 11 17 (9) (11) 9

    604 HK Shenzhen Investment NR 837 HKD 1.8 2.7 1.2 8 30 17 (3) (26) 29 8 19 7 (7) (19) 15

    754 HK Hopson NR 1,217 HKD 5.5 9.6 3.6 8 42 22 (2) (38) 36 8 30 11 (7) (32) 20

    917 HK New World China NR 2,206 HKD 2.0 3.0 1.5 5 22 22 (18) (31) 28 5 12 12 (22) (24) 14

    2868 HK Beijing Capital Land NR 528 HKD 2.0 3.2 1.3 10 35 4 (8) (16) 31 10 24 (5) (13) (8) 16

    3383 HK Agile Property BUY 4,263 HKD 9.6 14.2 4.2 5 37 53 (15) (12) 39 5 26 40 (19) (4) 23

    200002 CH Vanke NR 13,506 HKD 8.9 11.6 6.0 6 14 9 (4) (7) 15 6 4 (0) (8) 1 2

    Weighted Average 6 22 22 (3) (1) 22 5 11 12 (8) 8 9

    China REITs

    87001 HK Hui Xian REIT NR 2,601 CNY 4.1 5.2 2.7 1 15 20 N.A N.A (22) 1 6 N.A N.A N.A (31)

    405 HK GZI REIT NR 525 HKD 3.8 4.4 3.1 4 11 9 (3) (5) 12 4 2 (1) (8) 3 (1)

    625 HK REEF China Trust NR 259 HKD 4.4 4.4 4.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) (9) (9) (5) 9 (11)

    Weighted Average 1 14 17 (0) (1) (15) 1 4 (1) (2) 1 (25)

    ** Midland Holding- Property Broker

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    Appendix 3: Asia Ex Japan PropertyResearch Team

    Fig. 20: Asia Ex Japan Property Research Team

    Name Country coverage Telephone Email

    Paul Louie Regional Head, Asia & Hong Kong +852 2252 6189 [email protected]

    Alvin Wong China +852 2252 1563 [email protected]

    Aatash Shah India +91 22 4037 4194 [email protected]

    Min Chow Sai Singapore +65 6433 6959 [email protected]

    Jianping Chen China +852 2252 2139 [email protected]

    Vineet Verma India +91 22 4053 3675 [email protected]

    mailto:paul.louie@mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:paul.louie@
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    directly or indirectly related to the specific recommendations or views expressed in this Research report and (3) no part of my

    compensation is tied to any specific investment banking transactions performed by Nomura Securities International, Inc.,

    Nomura International plc or any other Nomura Group company.

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