To mask or not to mask? That is the question. Covid-19 has woken the rest of the world to a practice with which the people of Hong Kong are very familiar. The SARS epidemic brought home the utility
According to analysts at bank of America ( BofA ) , the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ( HKMA ) intends to loosen restrictions on down - payment for buyers this year if home prices continue to fall . According to the report , Raymond Ngai , from BofA 's Merrill Lynch unit said , “ prices have fallen 8 % since September and with another 5 % to 10 % drop you may consider the HKMA relax restrictions . ” Analysts are predicting that home prices could drop as much as 30 % due to more buyers entering the market and a predicted increase in short - term interest rates .