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Taiwan Leads Asia Higher; Hong Kong Land Bid Hits Five-Year High

“The SCMP says Kerry Properties paid four point three one billion Hong Kong dollars for a Kowloon plot, a five-year high.” — Dale Bearman, on air

At a glance

  • First reported by SCMP: “Hong Kong land sale stuns market as HK$4.3b bid hits 5-year Kowloon high”.
  • Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 9:28 AM ET on Pre-Market Pixels, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
  • Topics: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Asia.
  • BBN covered this story before: Taiwan Surges, Japan Hunts Oil, Jio IPO Nears (October 6).

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  • SCMPHong Kong land sale stuns market as HK$4.3b bid hits 5-year Kowloon high

What BBN said about it

  1. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe SCMP says Kerry Properties paid four point three one billion Hong Kong dollars for a Kowloon plot, a five-year high.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat's a lot of money for a very small hole in the sky.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDale, it's a building plot, not a hole. But I admire the gloom. U.S. futures are higher.

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The story so far

  1. Asia Mostly Higher; Taiwan Jumps, Korea Slips · Economic Times
  2. Hong Kong's Dollar Lifeline Under Review; ASEAN Talks Energy · CNBC
  3. Equity Raising Tops $1 Trillion; Transsion Eyes Hong Kong · WSJ
  4. Asia Mostly Higher; Taiwan Leads, Korea Lags · Reuters
  5. Asia Mostly Green; Taiwan's TAIEX Jumps 2.78% · Reuters
  6. Taiwan Surges, Japan Hunts Oil, Jio IPO Nears · OilPrice
  7. Taiwan Leads Asia Higher; Hong Kong Land Bid Hits Five-Year High (this story)
  8. Taiwan Leads Asia Higher; Kospi Lone Decliner · ABC Australia
  9. Taiwan Leads Asia Up 2.78%; Kospi Slips 0.89% · ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  10. Asia Retreats on AI Debt Worries; TSMC Eyes Oct. 15 · Nasdaq
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