Still crazy over property in HK
09:41, July 07, 2010 
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A general view of buildings in downtown Hong Kong. Property transactions totaled 77,262 in Hong Kong in the first half of this year, up 31.3 percent from 58,826 a year earlier and 2.8 percent from 75,136 in the second half of last year, the city's Land Registry said Tuesday. In terms of value, first-half property transactions totaled HK$311.01 billion (US$40 billion), up 51.2 percent from HK$205.65 billion a year earlier and 0.3 percent from HK$310.05 billion in the second half of 2009. Average home prices rose about 8 percent in the first half, extending a gain of nearly 30 percent in 2009. The low interest rate environment and widespread buying of property as a means of hedging against potential inflation have continued to drive home sales. (Photo source: Shanghaidaily.com)
（Editor：梁军）
On Sept. 28, tourists travel around the Mingshashan Scenic Area in Dunhuang, Gansu province by camel. With the National Day vacation right around the corner, more and more tourists from home and abroad are going to Dunhuang. Riding on a camel, they travel in the desert to enjoy the cities rare form of natural scenery. (Xinhua/Zhang Weixian)
Chinese forest armed forces work together with forest firefighters on Sept. 28. (Xinhua/Chai Liren)
Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2011 shows strong wind blows trees in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. Typhoon Nesat heads towards south China and is moving at an average wind speed of 20 km per hour toward the west coast of China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Hou Jiansen)
A fallen tree is seen on a road in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 29, 2011. Typhoon Nesat was predicted to land in Hainan later Thursday, bringing heavy rainfalls to the island. (Xinhua/Meng Zhongde) 
Arash Kamalvand (L) of Iran spikes the ball during the semifinal against South Korea at the 16th Asian Men's Volleyball Championship in Tehran, Iran, Sept. 28, 2011. Iran won 3-1 to advance to the final. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) 
A man visits "Thy Word Is Truth, the Bible Ministry Exhibition of the Protestant Church in China", during its opening at Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church in Washington DC, capital of the United States, Sept. 28, 2011. Through the Bible's various Chinese versions, ancient or modern, as well as pictures, paintings, calligraphy, art works and historical documents, the exhibition was expected to give an overall understanding of how Bible was brought into China, how it was translated, published, distributed and loved. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)
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