2018年12月23日星期日

筍盤: A$11,000的獨立屋

香港人恨買樓, 但樓價卻是全世界最昂貴的。地產影響物價和民生, 因此社會怨氣重, 成為不少社會問題滋生的源頭, 不能安居又怎能樂業, 打拼都是為了供樓, 這種活過得太沮喪。悉尼房價今年下跌了百份之十, 就算不跌, 打工仔要買一套房子也比香港容易負擔得起。我現在介紹一間所有香港打工仔都買得起的獨立屋。新南威爾斯一路向西走的邊陲小鎮Broken Hill, 由悉尼駕車去, 肯定會有broken腰, 1150公里, 仍屬新南威爾斯境內, 最近有間獨立屋成交, 盛惠澳幣$11,000, 當6算也不用7萬港元, 平通全省。在2000年, 這房子成交價只是A$4000, 豬舍也買不到。下面連結可看到屋貌:

76 Kaolin Street Broken Hill

去一個稍為豪華旅行的花費, 就可以買了這房子。買這房子的人打算把它裝修成一個藝術廊。Broken Hill人口約17,000, 主要經濟來源是礦產,  這些城鄉地方, 生活平淡乏味, 揾食艱難, 不是香港人可以熬的, 所以房價便宜也沒有用。

悉尼物價一向比香港貴, 但近年衣履鞋袜要比香港便宜了, 所以大女兒每年歸寧省親, 都回來添置上班的衣飾。水果肉類本地出產, 當然要比香港便宜, 起碼省了運費。有時平起來是平到使人咋舌。下圖是標準庒(250 g)的士多啤梨, 士多啤梨在此已過了造, 吃到十月底, 最香甜的士多啤梨的供應就完結了, 但市場還是有供應的。這士多啤梨是普通貨色, 也並非十分新鮮, 你估下一盒(punnet)多少錢。



你一定估不到。我星期五買了一tray, 也沒有留意有多少盒, 以為是兩層, 1層有8盒, 買完之後, 數一數才發覺原來一層9盒, 共3層, 即27盒, 只售A$5, 算起來是港幣1元1盒。包裝運費伙計人工也不知能否收回。去年昆士蘭暴雨水災前夕, 蕉農搶收香蕉到市場, 在市集一箱香蕉(13 kg即28磅半)只售A$6。我問賣水果的小販, 你老哥白做啊, 一箱可賺多少? 小販阿伯告訴我, 不是為了賺錢, 旨在幫下蕉農。買一箱士多啤梨要吃掉已不容易, 大熱天買一箱蕉一下子就焗熟了, 不是很多人會整箱買的。我買了一箱來派街坊。我不算是精明消費者, 因為我感情用事, 我不會算死草, 而是盡量體諒果農的困難。講到底是撿了便宜貨, 只是有時自己買過量來派街坊, 付出多過自己實際需要付的錢。做人就要豁達開懷, 斤斤計較蠅頭小利者, 不論祈多少禱, 唸多少佛, 到頭來也可能一無所有。曾蔭權時常去聖堂, 儼然是個虔誠教徒, 最終也因貪圖小利而身陷囹圄。行事像個真教徒, 好過只把神佛掛嘴邊。

聖誕除了派對就是把房子打理好, 全屋清潔外, 又洗窗簾又洗燈, 還把前園的草地修剪整齊。約十年八年前停止掛聖誕燈飾, 事緣是因為那一年掛了的燈飾被冰雹打到稀爛, 那次的冰雹奇大, 有些形狀像3頭的鮑魚那麼大, 自此我就不再掛聖誕燈了。


屋旁的綉球也盛放。



佳節在即, 物慾昏心。請勿盜竊, 我都想放下假, 不想答求助電郵, 寫這篇期間, 一位碩士生寫給我求教, 我已覺得膩了。坦白承認做過還好, 作的故事我都不信, 越看越膩。另一位女士在網上道聽途說, 問些似是而非十分外行的問題, 我更膩。

聖誕快樂!

61 則留言:

  1. 聖誕快樂��!

    Terry

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  2. 標少, 我好奇這麼多人都讀到碩士博士了, 找份兼職申請兩張信用卡
    喜歡什麼刷卡買, 為何這麼多3隻手??

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    1. 答不到你, 不過有學位並不等如有智慧。

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  3. 是不是受到士多啤梨刺客影響?
    不過睇樓時踩到支針最多是告佔用人責任,唔影響樓價。

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    1. 不是, 士多啤梨刺客影響的高峯期也要A$1兩盒, 而Broken Hill是少雨區, 無士多啤梨出產, 除了礦只有羊。

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  4. 人離鄉賤,物離鄉貴。。。
    正如香港賣十蚊三斤,三蚊一堆的菜,响澳洲都唔會賣咁平一樣道理。。。

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    1. 唐人菜一定比香港貴而且質素也差, 但水耕及溫室菜就便宜得多。

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  5. 美国检察官话有替受害人落囗供,她的律师说没有。
    2.官公开承认他是有錢人,是不適宜。
    引用


    Hennepin County, Minnesota
    Search
    No sexual assault charges against Chinese businessman

    ,,,,,。,
    No charges will be filed against Chinese businessman Liu Qiangdong for an alleged sexual assault, Hennepin Cou,,hotel.

    The substance of those conversations, along with all of the other evidence including statements from the woman and others, as well as footage from multiple surveillance cameras, do not support criminal charges in this case.

    The three months it took for the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office to review the case and make a decision is not unusual for a sexual assault case, especially one in which no one is in custody. It had nothing to do with Liu’s status as a wealthy, foreign businessman. Nor did the county a

    https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2018/December/Liu-Qiangdong-nocharges
    jack

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  6. 刘老细的好戲在后头。

    jack

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  7. ✨Merry Christmas ❄
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    各位聖誕快樂

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  8. 標少和各位,
    祝 聖誕快樂
    Bill hk

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  9. https://www.hk01.com/%E7%A4%BE%E6%9C%83%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/275022/%E5%85%A5%E5%A2%83%E8%99%95%E8%A7%A3%E9%87%8B%E6%8B%92%E6%9E%97%E6%98%B6%E4%BD%90%E4%BE%86%E6%B8%AF-%E7%A8%B1%E9%9C%80%E7%89%B9%E6%AE%8A%E6%8A%80%E8%83%BD-%E4%BD%95%E9%9F%BB%E8%A9%A9-%E7%B7%B4%E9%9A%B1%E5%BD%A2%E5%85%88%E5%A5%BD%E7%94%B3%E8%AB%8B

    入境處畫蛇添足?

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    1. 張達明教授話之前有JR判決話呢個條件不適用於訪港團體表演喎...睇下佢又會唔會再去JR囉...

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  10. opal tower可能是豆腐渣工程冰山一角。

    jack

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  11. 仲敢买oz新的高楼?



    https://www.reddit.com/r/sydney/comments/a91wit/opal_tower_structural_damage_sydney_olympic_park/


    jack

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    1. 不會倒塌, 解封了, 只是51戶不能歸家, 剛建成也搞成這樣, 但例子並非罕見, 在距我5、6公里另外一座新建高樓, 也有200幾項不合格要修正的地方。

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    2. 澄明安全的工程師,我估發展商的。

      https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/it-s-not-ok-residents-sleep-in-cars-on-christmas-eve-as-building-cracks-20181225-p50o6g.html


      jack

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  12. 巨大声响,原因何在?
    不是地面瓷磚爆裂!
    可能是石屎结構簖裂。

    前儿天有住户不能开关门,可能石屎地面或穑已湾弓。
    51户有危险,可能是有東西跌下。是否石屎等结構走左位?

    jack

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  13. 引用,吓死我
    jack..


    Slab to column and slab to shear wall connections were regularly missed as frequent changes in architectural layouts (to squeeze more apartments in after the initial DA). New connections had to be doweled in - decisions often made by site personnel with no engineering training. Even if an engineer signs off on it there's rarely checks - they only follow what they've been instructed to do in the past.


    https://www.reddit.com/r/sydney/comments/a91wit/opal_tower_structural_damage_sydney_olympic_park/

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  14. 业主收到信,指opal tower
    A fault in support wall from ground to 35 floor in your side...

    见以上forum.排最新在头,相片连接,便找到。
    jack

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  15. 14分钟开始,见到图则,近窗是無受力支柱或牆。

    另外,原来澳州可以私人批准大厦入伙,
    private certifier.
    甘就麻烦了。
    jack
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    OPal Tower prentation by Bates Smart : https://vimeo.com/293076036

    Some interesting points 14:47 and 18:10

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  16. 大厦東边危险,其他部分安全。
    我真系今天见識了。

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    撒退通知。今年入伙豪宅变危楼。

    留意360单位,可能入伙约160个。
    所以,危险的51个,可能不包括未入伙的。

    仍在sell楼啊。

    jack
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    “This is due to a fault in a support wall in the building affecting floors ground to 35 on your side of the building,”


    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/25/sydney-olympic-park-opal-tower-evacuation-51-units-deemed-unsafe

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  17. 大厦東边危险,其他部分安全。
    我真系今天见識了。

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    撒退通知。今年入伙豪宅变危楼。

    留意360单位,可能入伙约160个。
    所以,未入伙而有危险的,会纳入那51个吗?


    仍在sell楼啊。

    jack
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    “This is due to a fault in a support wall in the building affecting floors ground to 35 on your side of the building,”


    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/25/sydney-olympic-park-opal-tower-evacuation-51-units-deemed-unsafe

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  18. 祝標少及各位聖誕新年快樂!

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  19. 部長话,
    1.政府不会理会现在结構是否安全!
    2.十九系發展商的工程師话现在某些单位安全。

    “We have been notified by both Opal Tower’s building manager and the developer that two structural engineers approved the building safe for occupation and 341 apartments were reopened for resident access,” it said.

    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/26/opal-tower-cracks-nsw-government-urgent-investigation

    佩服!
    jack

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  20. 门卡住!不知道多少门!
    2.
    即是大厦结構已买受損!

    柱及樑的角度,不是90度了!
    3
    如果整座大厦完整倾斜,门框不会变形,
    不会卡住门的!

    jack

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    On Tuesday morning Dewberry said people had first noticed the issue because the door jambs of the building shifted and residents couldn’t open their doors.

    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/25/sydney-olympic-park-opal-tower-evacuation-51-units-deemed-unsafe

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  21. 原来袋鼠政府不顧住客死活,交由私人批准【入伙纸】!
    好过台湾一点。差过香港。
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    Opposition Leader Michael Daley said there was "nothing wrong with private certification" as long as it was "done properly and not in a hurry, by an appropriately qualified person".

    However, he said reforms to ensure developers could not choose their own private certifier would improve the certification process.

    https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/absolutely-no-danger-developer-defends-evacuated-opal-tower-building-20181226-p50o9o.html

    jack

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  22. 標少,我想請教一下,鄭若驊話律政司只會在調查律政司內部人員時,才會外判,是真我嗎?謝謝

    https://www.facebook.com/now.comNews/videos/2229596973758652/

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    1. If you meant to say "independent outside counsel advice"(外判), then it is not correct. In the recent case involving the prosecution of Donald Tsang, outside counsel advice was obtained. Look at the statement made by DoJ in this regard'

      "The decision to commence prosecution against Mr Tsang
      was made after careful and thorough consideration of the
      available evidence, the applicable law and the relevant
      provisions in the Prosecution Code. The DoJ has also obtained
      independent legal advice from overseas Queen's Counsel. It
      is a decision made independently in the due discharge of the
      DoJ's constitutional duty under Article 63 of the Basic Law,
      free from any interference."
      (https://www.doj.gov.hk/eng/public/pdf/2015/pr20151005e.pdf)

      The need to seek outside counsel advice is to avoid accusation of favouritism. Donald Tsang was the ex CE and CY Leung was also an ex CE. The 2 cases are comparable.

      Another example, which was a distant one, was involving馬惜珍。Ma requested DoJ to cancel is arrest warrant. Outside counsel advice was sought from Andrew Macrae, VP of Court of Appeal (who was then a Senior Counsel in private practice)(2004?). So you can see the statement you quoted is not true.

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    2. 謝謝你標少,即係呢個鄭若驊又信口雌黃,搵我地啲唔識法律嘅市民丁

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    3. 還有其他例子。

      我對於不檢控梁振英沒有異議, 因為證據不強, 加上出了陳志雲案例, 所以不予檢控尚算合理。在香港的政治亢奮環境下, 不告梁一定受質疑, 我就會花一百幾十萬索取英國QC獨立意見, 起碼可用擋箭。這一次屬政治上的不智, 把論爭越搞越烈。鄭司長也不熟書, 越講越犯駁。

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    4. 鄭司長在今年1月24日回覆立法會議員質詢時, 曾這樣講:

      "...Depending upon the facts of each individual case, independent advice from outside counsel may also be sought. This practice has been consistently applied."

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    5. 俾著我係鄭,一係推DPP出嚟,一係假意扮死狗搵outside counsel 再 close file,塞住人把口。

      PHLI

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    6. 假如鄭司長不是不熟書 (難以置信她不熟書), 陰謀論來看, 便是有心人一點一點地改變香港人的行事方式和認知

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  23. 澳洲媒体被和諧了?
    迄今为止,只有一張opal tower内部损坏照片流出。
    更冇视频!
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    100个住户的人可以回去大厦,这兩天出入.
    竟然冇內部照片!
    真聽话,抑冇心机影相。

    3.
    可怜业主,希望bank不会call loan.
    今天如果估價,最少比出事前低四成!
    4.迄今为止,冇政府官员或政府委派的工程師,
    检查过大厦!!!
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    1. To Jack

      不單止有相, 仲有報導話深入調查, Opal Tower移動1至2mm都未夠三藩市的
      Millennium Tower咁大鑊, 十年內它下沉17吋和向西北傾斜14吋, 現時住客仍未需要徹離


      Opal Tower
      https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-26/sydney-opal-tower-investigation-begins-as-crack-photos-emerge/10668458

      Millennium Tower
      https://amp.businessinsider.com/millennium-tower-san-francisco-tilting-sinking-timeline-2018-10

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  24. 内部相片,只有一張。
    jack

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  25. Millennium Tower有裂痕,但未有门开不到。即结構大致完整。
    OPAL就不是了。因為门卡住,
    结構起码在某些地方已破坏了。希望是【非受力穑】
    non load bearing wall移位!但机会很少。
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    只宣布大厦某些地点不安全,已经成為国际笑话。
    袋鼠电视台或,报纸新闻,已经播出,住客这句质询。
    一座大厦,怎会一些地方安全,一些地方不安全。

    jack

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  26. NSW私人工程師批准入伙纸,而政府工程師不能管丶不用管
    相信系问题根源。见link.
    2.
    昨天发展商,指出总承建商icon.
    负责设计和兴建,要附上全部责任!

    icon是日本大建筑kajima公司的子公司.

    你会觉得好奇怪。总承建商在香港只负责,
    依合约的图则兴建,怎会负责设计?

    原来在澳洲。工地人员可以随时改图则!
    有时,由经验不足,或及不负责任的工程师
    在工地拍板就出事。

    jack

    http://bpb.nsw.gov.au/certifiers-role/what-certifier-does

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  27. 補充公道一句,如果執正来做,私人批准入伙纸亦
    天下太平。可惜,我们是人啊!
    花一塊錢,可以省一万,这诱惑,,,,


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    Opposition Leader Michael Daley said there was "nothing wrong with private certification" as long as it was "done properly and not in a hurry, by an appropriately qualified person".

    However, he said reforms to ensure developers could not choose their own private certifier would improve the certification process.

    https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/absolutely-no-danger-developer-defends-evacuated-opal-tower-building-20181226-p50o9o.html

    jack

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  28. 單是这陋習,已经好大【獲】!

    You choose BEST post in link.
    read post written by Amazingkai and others,of course,to be fair.

    jack
    引用自稱袋鼠工程師
    EDIT: Oh the worst thing that regularly happened was pouring concrete in the rain. It was the worst. I've seen photos where the concrete was so diluted that you could just see aggregate. The pressure to keep to the construction schedule is insane. If you know anything about concrete you know this is terrible but they (builders) kept doing it.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/sydney/comments/a91wit/opal_tower_structural_damage_sydney_olympic_park/?sort=confidence

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  29. 2016年笫一季开工动土,12月已建至三楼地台!
    兩层地库及另外36层大厦的地基,一年
    搞定,佩服!
    有图有真相。

    jack

    https://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1738333&page=5#/topics/1738333?page=10

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    1. 聖誕假期大部份人放了假, Opal Tower又無即時倒冧危險, 都要等班結構和建築工程專家放完假至開始調查, 大眾傳媒又唔係專家, 評論無用架, 睇吓Millennium Tower 都搞咗差不多十年仲未解決, 釐清問題之真正原因和爭拗誰要負責和賠償..., 有排呀!

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    2. card payment systems平時唔down, 遇正大時大節才down 先至大鑊!


      Westpac payment reportedly down

      https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/banking/stranded-customers-furious-at-westpac-payment-system-fail/news-story/fa0adc4505a80c2648f8bbef682b6d02

      ANZ mobile payment app crashes again after Boxing day meltdown

      https://amp.nine.com.au/article/5739bdd9-a69b-4fe7-b352-19c9b30c8fba

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  30. 找数啦!!
    jack
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    A damning 2015 report from Engineers Australia found that 85% of new strata units were defective on completion and the certification system in NSW had “broken down”.

    Randolph said the state’s compliance regime had been privatised in the early 2000s, which meant developers were now effectively “signing off on their own buildings”

    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/27/sydney-opal-tower-crack-highlights-industrys-shell-be-right-attitude-experts-say


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  31. 無王管!!its official.
    forums 资料好準!
    jack
    Engineers Australia report says NSW has country's worst building certification system https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-20/nsw-engineers-issue-fire-warning-for-apartments/6561092?pfmredir=sm

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  32. 怕倒下?唉!NSW政府好心醒下。
    呢单野好大獲。
    如果倒下,,,,,,

    jack

    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/27/all-sydney-opal-tower-residents-evacuated-for-up-to-10-days-for-crack-investigation

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  33. 同一地区,opal及另外二座大厦有大问题,
    是系统性失败了。
    jack
    引用



    Down the road from the Opal building, a relatively new, high-rise residential building has not made front page news but is also having problems. The structural failure has been more gradual. The building's cantilevered balconies started sagging gradually soon after occupation. Some balconies have sagged as much as 180mm on the outer edges over three years. As a result, cracks have opened up, water runs away from the outlets and pools on the balconies. Major structural repair works are being commissioned.

    A similar unreported story is to be told at a nearby 300-unit block. Structural deficiencies have led to major deflection of cantilevered concrete slabs. This structural defect is just one item in $6 million worth of waterproofing and other faults found in this new building.


    https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/huge-pressure-developers-cutting-costs-are-root-cause-of-defects-20181226-p50o97.html

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    1. All residents of Opal Tower are evacuated again.

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    2. 從离开最多十天,十小时內,
      改為最少十天。
      仲话结構完整?
      真的假不了,。。。,

      jack

      https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/27/all-sydney-opal-tower-residents-evacuated-for-up-to-10-days-for-crack-investigation

      https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/trust-is-low-opal-tower-developer-admits-evacuation-indefinite-20181228-p50oj5.html

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  34. 標少,(遲到的)聖誕快樂!

    話說香港的樓價不會永久性的維持在超過大眾購買能力的水平之上,而炒價、托價亦有時盡,最後樓市泡沫爆破,樓價終會回到正常的market price。

    只是屆時就會有很多人的物業變成負資產,連着帶動經濟衰退,引起失業潮,銀行收樓等等,儘管物價會隨之回落,卻使不少人悲摧了,這樣也不知是好是壞?

    By 好奇者

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    1. 難道香港真的除了炒樓外,甚麽也没有?不如十萬蚊一呎好嗎?有樓的都是億萬富豪!

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    2. 香港除了炒樓就是炒股、造基建,其他就是服務行業,除此之外還有甚麼呢?
      海港碼頭也在衰落吧!

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  35. 香港價高,除了炒及大陸人,因求过于供。

    1986--97,每年入伙纸平均72000个單位。所以
    97前的政府决定8万五!【不是董生决定的】
    纪住1986-97年的
    331.【近年入伙纸数目】
    3万公屋【15--20000】
    3万私宅,【10--15000】
    1万居屋!【1000】


    吾贵。香港因為已变死城!
    香港人走哂,就不会贵。


    jack

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  36. goole search
    supply of flats,legco


    for more real around 1997 info
    jack

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