[Agency: Hong Kong recorded 1,376 first-hand private home sales in October, a slight decrease of 5% month-on-month] On November 11, Chen Haichao, director of Lijiage Real Estate Research Department, said that after Hong Kong’s first-hand new properties surged in September, the number of sales registrations fell slightly in October, but the overall trading performance remained strong, maintaining a high level of more than 1,000 transactions for two consecutive months. Comprehensive Land Registry data shows that a total of 1,376 first-hand private home sales were registered in Hong Kong in October, with a total value of HK$18.534 billion, a slight decrease of 5% and 12% respectively from the 1,447 cases and HK$21.030 billion in September. Although the number of cases fell slightly after rising for two consecutive months, it was still the second highest in the past four months, and the amount also fell accordingly.