
EXCELLENTMANAGEMENT,MODERNDESIGNS,PRIMELOCATIONS,EXQUISITEARCHITECTURES,STRATEGICDEVELOPMENTSAllcontributingtodevelopingthedreamhomesforthosewhopursueonlythebest. 超卓管理、時尚設計、優越地段、精湛建築、策略發展各方面都⼒臻完美,全為對⽣活有最⾼要求⼈⼠創建夢想家。 EXCELLENT MANAGEMENT超卓管理EXCELLENT MANAGEMENT超卓管理 Creating Sustainable Asset Value締造可持續發展資產價值Creating Sustainable Asset Value締造可持續發展資產價值 MODERN DESIGN時尚設計MODERN DESIGN時尚設計 Elevating Comfort And Customer Experience提⾼舒適氛圍及顧客體驗Elevating Comfort And Customer Experience提⾼舒適氛圍及顧客體驗 LIU CHONG HING INVESTMENT LIMITEDPRIME LOCATION優越地段PRIME LOCATION優越地段 親愛的股東: DearShareholders, 本人欣然向閣下呈報本集團二零二三年之業績回顧,以及本人對整體經濟環境之觀察所得,對來年發展之期望。 IampleasedtopresentareviewoftheGroup’sbusinessperformance,withsomeobservationsfromtheoveralleconomicenvironmentof2023andexpectationsfortheyearahead. 二 零 二 三 年 回 顧 2023REVIEW GlobalGDPfor2023isnowestimatedtobearound3.1%,slightlyhigherthantheoriginalforecastinJanuary2023.Theworldeconomyhasshownremarkableresilience.ItrecoveredfromtheCOVID-19pandemic,theUkraineCrisis,thestillrampantinflationinearly2023,andthefollowingwidespreadmonetarytightening.Witharestrictivemonetarypolicyandfoodandenergypricesretreating,headlineandcoreinflationstabilizedandfellin2023.However,coreinflationisstillnotundercompletecontrolinmostcountries,andunitlabourcostsarestillabovethetargetinflationcores.Theunemploymentrateshaveremainedlow,ingeneral,inmostcountriesin2024. 根據目前的估計,二零二三年全球GDP約為3.1%,略高於二零二三年一月的初始預測。世界經濟展現出顯著的韌性,從新冠疫情、烏克蘭危機、二零二三年初仍然猖獗的通脹以及隨後廣泛的貨幣緊縮中恢復過來。隨著限制性貨幣政策以及食品和能源價格回落,二零二三年整體通脹和核心通脹率穩定下降。然而,大多數國家的核心通脹仍未完全控制,單位勞動成本仍高於目標通脹核心。二零二四年大多數國家的失業率總體維持在較低水平。 隨著降息的前景出現,全球金融環境最近開始趨於穩定。長期債券收益率並沒有出現劇烈下跌,但波動性減弱,股市走強。然而,貨幣緊縮對房地產行業造成了影響:價格隨著按揭利率上升而下跌。住宅和商業房地產市場的交易量持續下降。 Globalfinancialconditionshaverecentlystartedtocalmdownwiththeprospectofloweringinterestrates.Thelong-termbondyieldsdidnotstageadramaticdrop,butthevolatilityhasreceded,andtheequitieshavestrengthened.Nevertheless,Themonetarytighteninghasleftanimplantintherealestatesector:Pricesdeclinedwiththerisingmortgagerate.Thevolumeoftransactionshascontinuedtodropinresidentialandcommercialrealestatemarkets. 美國股市在二零二三年表現出色,全年道瓊斯指數上漲了14%,標普500指數上漲24%,納斯達克綜合指數上漲43%。二零二三年美國經濟增長2.5%,超出最初預測,增長是由穩健的消費者支出、製造業投資的復甦以及政府採購的增加所推動的。失業率連續22個月維持在4%以下。由於食品和能源供應鏈的復甦,通脹近一年呈下降趨勢。 TheUSequitieshadanimpressiveyear,withtheDowJonesrising14%,theS&P500rising24%,andtheNasdaqCompositerising43%fortheyear.TheUSeconomygrew2.5%in2023,exceedingtheoriginalforecast.Thisgrowthwasdrivenbysolidconsumerspending,arevivalinmanufacturinginvestment,andincreasedGovernmentpurchases.Theunemploymentratehasstayedbelow4%for22straightmonths.Duetotherecoveryoffoodandenergysupplychains,inflationshowedadownwardtrendforalmostayear. INVESTMENTTheEuropeanstockmarketalsodidwell;theStoxx600ended2023withayear-to-yearincreaseof12.64%.TheEuroareaGDPhasgrownaround0.5%in2023.TheoverallstagnationoftheregionwaspartlycausedbythelossofcheapRussianenergyandtheweakdemandintheChinesemarket. 歐洲股市也表現良好,斯托克600指數在二零二三年以12.64%的年增幅收盤。歐元區二零二三年GDP增長約0.5%。該地區整體停滯的原因,某程度是由於俄羅斯廉價能源的流失以及中國市場需求疲軟所導致。 二零二三年英國努力擺脫經濟停滯,經濟增長率僅為0.1%,但二零二三年十二月的採購經理人指數超預期,創六個月新高,主要得益於服務業的強勁反彈。通脹和隨之而來的貨幣緊縮導致抵按揭利率上升,這限制了家庭支出和商業投資,而生產力自二零零七年以來幾乎持平,勞動力市場仍然緊張,失業率僅為4%。 TheUKstruggledtoescapeeconomicstagnationin2023.TheUKhasameagergrowthof0.1%,buttheDecember2023PMIgrewmorethanexpectedtoasix-monthhigh,mainlyfromthestrongbouncebackoftheservicesector.Inflationandtheresultantmonetarytighteningledtoahighermortgagerate,whichhasconstrainedhouseholdspending,aswellasbusinessinvestment,whileproductivityhasbeenalmostflatsince2007.Thelabourmarketremainedtightwithonly4%unemploymentrate. In2023,Japanhadeconomicgrowthabove1%and apersistentlylowunemploymentrate.Nikkei225,theJapanesestockindex,wasAsia’sbest-performingindex.Itrecordeda28%gainin2023,touchinganew33-yearhigh,thankspartlytoaweakYenpolicy. 二零二三年日本經濟增長超過1%,失業率持續低位。日本股票指數日經225成為亞洲表現最佳的指數。它在二零二三年錄得28%的增長,觸及33年來的新高,部分歸因於日圓貶值政策的影響。 澳洲的情況與其他成熟經濟體相似(除美國外),通脹上升和相應的貨幣緊縮導致實際家庭可支配收入大幅下降,從而導致消費疲軟。二零二三年澳洲經濟增長速度最慢,僅約2%。 INVESTMENTAustraliaexhibitsasimilarpatterntoothermatureeconomies,excepttheUS,wheretheriseofinflationandthecorrespondingmonetarysqueezeledtoasharpdiscountinrealhouseholddisposableincome,henceweakerconsumption.TheAustralianeconomyexperiencedtheslowestgrowthtosome2%fortheyear2023. China’sGDPin2023grew5.2%annually,reachingRMB126.06(US$17.52)trillion,stilltoppingallthemajoreconomies.Economicindicatorsshowasteadyrecovery,exceptfortherealestatesector.Thecountry’svalue-addedindustrialoutputwentup4.6%overtakingthe3.6%growthin2022.Theannualaddedvalueoftheserviceindustrygrew5.8%,withthehospitalityandcateringindustrytoppingtherestwith14.5%growth,reflectingarecoveryfromtheCOVID-strike2022. 二 零 二 三 年 中 國GDP年 增 長5.2%, 達126.06萬億元人民幣(17.52萬億美元),仍位居全球主要經濟體之首。經濟指標顯示,除房地產行業外,其他領域都呈現穩步復甦。全國工業增加值增長4.6%,超過二零二二年3.6%的增長速度。服務業全年增長5.8%,其中酒店和餐飲業以14.5%的增長位居榜首,反映了二零二二年新冠疫情以來的復甦。 For2023,China’srealestatedevelopmentfellby9.6%,inlinewithmarketexpectations.IntheFoshanarea,boththenewpropertysupplyandtransactionshavedroppedby66%and21%,r