71.   Traders said Hong Kong shares, especially those of property development companies, continued to wilt without a steady flow of information on property sales and other corporate developments.

72.   He said the key areas will be contributions from the motor operations at Dah Chong Hong, property sales and rentals, China projects, tunnels and bridges.

73.   Alice Patten, the youngest daughter of Governor Chris Patten, has appeared in a television advertisement to promote property sales in China, it was reported Wednesday.

74.   The Philippines sought Monday to contain the fallout from a botched property sale to a Malaysian conglomerate, assuring investors that its economic reform policies were on track.

75.   Philippine President Fidel Ramos moved Monday to contain the fallout from a botched property sale to a Malaysian conglomerate, assuring investors that his reform policies were on track.