mr. limk you for joining us. you have seen the property curbs start to have quite an impact. have they done enough to quell demand? mr. lim: i think it is adequate at this point in time. the market has moderated. sales volumes are coming down. but on the other hand, when you look at it on the capital level perspective, we have always been watching this market very carefully. over the last few years, we have decided that we will take, we will underweight this part of the market. we have been reducing exposure to the singapore residential market. with these curbs coming into place, we are in position to look at potential opportunities. juliette: you said in the announcement, you are expecting prices in singapore to come under more pressure in the second half. mr. lim: yes. if you look at the first two quarters, prices are up by more than 3% on a quarterly basis, so for the first half of this year, up almost 7%. this is a significant move in the price index of the singapore residential market. w

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