41.   In auto world, year of strikes and flat sales also brings record profits.

42.   Land Registry figures show that urban areas on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon accounted for the majority of the flat sales.

43.   Mr Lau, a construction worker, said it was unfair for the government to link public housing flat sales to property market prices.

44.   Retailers reported flat sales on average.

45.   Stifled by weak prices and a slowing economy, The Home Depot Inc. warned Friday that its fourth-quarter earnings will fall short of expectations on flat sales.

46.   Stifled by weak prices and a slowing economy, The Home Depot warned Friday that its fourth-quarter earnings will fall short of expectations on flat sales.

47.   The Housing Panel of the PLC will hold a special meeting on Thursday to discuss public flat sales.

48.   The retailing sector in general traded higher despite reporting flat sales for the month of July.

49.   Eugene Law, an analyst with Shenyin Wanguo Securities, said property stocks provided momentum in the afternoon, following the recent favourable response to residential flat sales.