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The worst of times may be over for Hong Kong, but the city may need to innovate and loosen up to make the best of the Year of the Snake, according to some of the city’s feng shui masters and soothsayers.
“It will be a year of ups and downs, but I do not expect a dramatic rebound in terms of the economy,” he said. “This year will be a year to catch a breath, with opportunities for a slight upturn, before 2026 and 2027 bring even more instability.” The Chinese zodiac is a 12-year cycle of animal signs – rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
The current era, part of a 180-year cycle, heralded transformation, innovation and drastic change, making the new year auspicious for the filmmaking, creative and innovation industries. Interpreting it, he said: “Things will not turn worse, but I also do not see a way up. Hong Kong needs change, new mindsets and new ways of operating to survive.”
To predicted that the property market would only rebound in 2028, bringing the government more revenue from land sales.The soothsayers predicted a better year for Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, as his birth year animal, the Rooster, was considered an ally of the Snake. Things appeared less rosy for Chinese leader Xi, 71, born in the Year of the Snake and soothsayers said it was because the Snake clashed with the Chinese guardian deity for the new year.taisuiThose born in the Snake Year could expect challenges because the Snake clashed with theFor Xi, this could mean his good intentions might not produce the best results, To said.
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