Property

Buying a pig in a poke

Pigs love nothing more than spending their time with their noses in the earth looking for delicacies. It’s a truffling thing. Having taken our sensitive even-toed ungulates all over the sceptred isles in these parts, we bring you the results of this expedition. Kwai Chun is the best place to splash your hard-earned cash this year. Avoid the southwest and northeast. And while the northwest is host to the Tai Sui, there are enough good planets raining on his parade to not make that sector a complete disaster. In the interests of a transparent and verifiable lack of a conflict of interest, we invite you to do a little shopping around when you’re making your big decision.

NORTHWEST
Home element:
METAL
Protection:
Tangerine turtles riding a qilin
Zodiac signs:
DOG
NW1
PIG
NW3
Comments:

You want your kids to have kids? Put their beds in the NW and let the stars do the rest.

Home to the Tai Sui, the northwest also hosts the Nine Purple star, responsible for felicitous relations, from a slap on the back to getting married. For purchasing you’ll not want to disturb the earth; if you see a building held aloft by drones, renovate your way to happiness.

NORTH
Home element:
WATER
Protection:
Red bears, bats and coins
Zodiac signs:
RAT
N2
Comments:

Everywhere north is good for the arts and literature, particularly in the final quarter.

The Four Green star sits in the north, and there is little else in the heavens to takeaway its benign influence,so rather than placating the influence here you’ll want to accentuate it. The number four is also associated here and if you’re looking to purchase, we suggest funeral parlours in Lo Wu.

NORTHEAST
Home element:
EARTH
Protection:
Green toads under a mushroom
Zodiac signs:
OX
NE1
TIGER
NE3
Comments:

Pestilence arises from the earth, Alien VIII will be shot in Crooked Island.

The Two Black hankers for illness for women and digestive tracts. Normally we’d say get up and see the sunrise, but if it is going to flood this area of your property with yellow light, then treat yourself to asleep in. Epidemics are fancied - buy yourself a well-stocked pharmacy.

WEST
Home element:
METAL
Protection:
Red lions rolling a ball
Zodiac signs:
ROOSTER
W2
Comments:

Take your lover down to the Tuen Mun Ferry Pier and don’t board the ferry.

Water and the planet of love, fortune and long distance travel, the One White is in the west. The bridge to Zhuhai is calling. You might raise your happiness quota by setting up a personal toll booth on the westbound lanes of that bridge and buying anything to do with love.

CENTRE
Home element:
EARTH
Protection:
Earthen grandfather rabbit
Zodiac signs:

All possible signs in all possible worlds

Comments:

This is where the money is, make it yours; wherever you are, occupy the centre.

Eight White is the honoured visitor in the centre, but before you pop the bubbly, keep in mind that Three Killings and other pesky spirits are around. With metal suppressing wood, you’ll need to watch out  for your liver. Make sure it is never east of the rest of your body. An easier fix is to buy grey furnishings to placate the spirits. Buy everything in sight.

EAST
Home element:
WOOD
Protection:
Three grey and white turtles holding a pearl
Zodiac signs:
RABBIT
E2
Comments:

Fame - not fortune - are yours for the taking out this way, make your mark by imitating a wooden door with metal hinges on Kau Sai Chau.

The star of travel, labour and technical attributes, known to us as the Six White, is billeted in the east and is a good sign for promoting work, so if you’rein real estate in Sai Kung this should be a good year. East is wood and the visiting star is metal - metal trumps wood so buy a used-car lot.

SOUTHWEST
Home element:
EARTH
Protection:
Dark turtles entering a shell
Zodiac signs:
GOAT
SW1
MONKEY
SW3
Comments:

If it’s nasty and communicable it’s now swimming ashore at Lo So Shing Beach; gather all defences.

The Five Yellow brings illness and disaster in its wake. Rely on metal to dissipate its strength as this star tends to flee from loud noise. Invite a troupe of dancing grannies over and have them strut their moves to metal gongs. If that doesn’t scare the bacteria away, we don’t know what will.

SOUTH
Home element:
FIRE
Protection:
White fish leaping up with a dragon
Zodiac signs:
HORSE
S2
Comments:

Possible headaches, in theory and praxis, from a bingle to a fling you’ll not be in those you want, and vice versa.

Three Emeralds is holding court in the south. Wood rules here, and with the home sign being fire, it’s a flammable situation. You’ll need to keep a look out for water, as it will feed the earthen nature of this star and lead to more quarrels. What to buy? A good lawyer in Central.

SOUTHEAST
Home element:
WOOD
Protection:
Black lions and elephants quashing evil spirits
Zodiac signs:
DRAGON
SE1
SNAKE
SE3
Comments:

Squabbles out here - if you use your mouth to make money, you’re in with a chance; go and argue with the waves at Shek O.

Conventional advice would tell you that when the Seven Red arrives in your area, with all the metal it brings and the dislike of disruption in the earth, that the best strategy is to remain quiet. The Year Breaker is here as well. Buy up a gourd factory in the area to prevent bickering.