Data showed that China’s home prices edged up 0.1 percent in October from a year earlier, the first monthly rise in 14 months, signalling that the sector is stabilizing.
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The regulator will also continue to push forward with the proposed Hong Kong-Shenzhen Stock Connect scheme, said Fang Xinghai, vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), according to a statement on the watchdog’s website.
Due to bad luck and a clear goal disallowed by the referees, China had to accept another goalless draw with Hong Kong here on Tuesday in Group C of the 2018 Federation Internationale de Football Association World Cup Asian Zone qualifying tournament.
Despite appeals from officials for the match not to become politicised, hundreds of Hong Kong fans in the stadium booed during the playing of China’s national anthem and held up defiant banners.
Hong Kong sentiment towards the mainland has continued to sour amid fears of Beijing’s encroaching political influence on the semi-autonomous territory which returned from British rule in 1997.
Despite missing captain Andranik Teymourian and three other players, reportedly due to visa issues, Iran thrashed Guam 6-0 in Group D.
The fans have been strictly segregated, using separate entrances and even different toilets, in a bid to head off any potential trouble in a district which was one of the centres of the pro-democracy protests.
About 500 away fans are expected to turn up.
The result Tuesday means China, aiming to add to its only appearance at the World Cup in 2002, is now seven points behind group leader Qatar and three adrift of Hong Kong with two games remaining in the second round of Asian qualification.
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Thai fans will be closely watching events in Kaohsiung, where hosts Taiwan can put them into the next round if they avoid defeat to Iraq in Group F.
