by Chan Tsun Kit. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-67). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgments --- p.iii / Table of Contents --- p.iv / List of Tables --- p.vi / List of Figures --- p.vii / List of Appendices --- p.viii / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Background --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1 --- The Importance of Real Estate Sector --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Employment Sector --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Investment Sector --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Banking Sector --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Government Sector --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- Characteristics of the Real Estate Market --- p.7 / Chapter 2.3 --- Price Movement --- p.10 / Chapter 2.4 --- Major Developer --- p.13 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Sun Hung Kai Properties --- p.15 / Chapter 2.5 --- Contribution of Real Estate Sector on Stock Market --- p.16 / Chapter 2.6 --- Connection between Real Estate and Stock Market --- p.17 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Literature Review --- p.19 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Methodology --- p.24 / Chapter 4.1 --- The Model --- p.24 / Chapter 4.2 --- Variables Used --- p.27 / Chapter 4.3 --- Sources of Data --- p.29 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Empirical Findings --- p.30 / Chapter Chapter 6. --- Implication --- p.33 / Chapter Chapter 7. --- Limitation --- p.35 / Chapter Chapter 8. --- Conclusion --- p.37 / Tables --- p.39 / Figures --- p.48 / Appendices --- p.50 / Bibliography --- p.64