Will Hong Kong be a speculator’s paradise with soaring property prices or blessed location? Five feng shui masters reveal future
Some are confident, others foresee turbulence
With everyone wondering about the fate of the city some 20 years after its return to China, several Hong Kong feng shui masters appear to have the answers. Applying the Taoist theories of yin and yang and the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water, the fortune-tellers offer a variety of predictions regarding politics, society and economic development. While some are confident about the city’s future because of its “blessed location”, others warn the good luck it has enjoyed for so long may finally shift to the mainland. Five feng shui experts reveal what they believe the city has in store in the decades to come.
Mak Ling-ling
Hong Kong will turn into a “gambling house”, with speculative money flooding in while the real economy keeps shrinking. As a result, the wealth gap will widen even further. Only rich people will survive here.
In 2026 there will be drastic changes, which will cause turbulence in the property and stock markets. As the year marks the 60th anniversary of the start of the notorious Cultural Revolution on the mainland, I am worried history will repeat itself.
There may be unrest and unhappiness in Hong Kong until 2027, but after that things should start to improve.
From reading her face, I foresee Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor being a strong leader. While she may not be great with people, she will have a better control of things than her predecessor.
Au Chung-tak
