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Chau, K. W. (2006) Index Construction Method for The University of Hong Kong All Residential Price Index (HKAPI) and its sub-indices (HKU-HRPI, HKU-KRPI, HKU-NRPI), Versitech Limited, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

 

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