Hong Kong safe haven appeal seen rising as Middle East turmoil clouds outlook
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“Savills recorded 42 office leasing transactions in March, down from 76 in January and 64 in February.”
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The provided evidence includes general information about Savills as a company and general information about Hong Kong leases, but none of the sources provide the specific transaction numbers for January, February, or March.
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— 999-year leases in Hong Kong are a rare form of lease in Hong Kong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/999-year_leases_in_Hong_Kong
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— In the financial services industry, a high-net-worth individual (HNWI) is a person who maintains liquid assets at or above a certain threshold. Typically the criterion is that the person's financial a…
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— Lippo Centre (Chinese: 力寶中心; Jyutping: lik6 bou2 zung1 sam1), previously known as the Bond Centre (奔達中心; ban1 daat6 zung1 sam1), is a twin tower skyscraper complex completed in 1988 at 89 Queensway, i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lippo_Centre_(Hong_Kong)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lippo_Centre_(Hong_Kong)
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“strikes on Iran that began on February 28”
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The claim is corroborated by five independent news sources (France24, Al Jazeera, EuroNews, CNBC) and a Wikipedia entry, all stating that US and Israeli strikes on Iran began on February 28, 2026.
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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— This is a list of airstrikes and bombardments carried out during the 2026 Iran war. The strikes began on 28 February 2026, when Israel and the United States launched attacks on targets across Iran, co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_202…
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— Since the 2026 Iran war began with United States and Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Qatar have been subject to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Qatar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Qatar
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“Jack Tong, director of research and consultancy at Savills Hong Kong”
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Multiple web search results, including a LinkedIn profile and official Savills Hong Kong contact pages, explicitly identify Jack Tong as the Director of Research & Consultancy at Savills Hong Kong.
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— The economy of Singapore is a highly developed mixed market economy with dirigiste characteristics. Singapore's economy has been consistently ranked as the most open, competitive and pro-business in t…
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— The 1997 Birthday Honours were announced on 14 June 1997 for the United Kingdom and on 2 June 1997 for New Zealand. Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Monarch's Offici…
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— The Queen's Birthday Honours 1980 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those count…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Birthday_Honours
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