The human brain consists of about one billion neurons. Each neuron forms about 1,000 connections to other neurons, amounting to more than a trillion connections. If each neuron could only help store a single memory, running out of space would be a problem.[read more=”Click here to Read More” less=”Read Less”]
You might have only a few gigabytes of storage space, similar to the space in an iPod or a USB flash drive.
Yet neurons combine so that each one helps with many memories at a time, exponentially increasing the brain’s memory storage capacity to something closer to around 2.5 petabytes (or a million gigabytes).
For comparison, if your brain worked like a digital video recorder in a television, 2.5 petabytes would be enough to hold three million hours of TV shows. You would have to leave the TV running continuously for more than 300 years to use up all that storage. [/read]
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The Footprint of Chinese Banks in Hong Kong
Published on 30 November, 2015
Hong Kong has a long history serving as a financial platform for big Chinese banks. For example, the Bank of China opened its first branch in Hong Kong as far back as 1917, the first Chinese state-owned bank to do so. Nowadays, in terms of real estate, these state-owned giants each occupy at least 100,000 sq ft in Central.
What does the rapid devaluation of the yuan mean for real estate?
Published on 17 September, 2015
After our recent comments on 14 August regarding the potential impact on the Chinese real-estate market following the Yuan devaluation, it looks like the Chinese currency has now stabilised. However, the picture might be different if one is to take a medium- to long-term view.
Rail link encourages HK investment in Shenzhen
Published on 30 April, 2015
Apparently a group of Hong Kong buyers headed to Shenzhen this past weekend and bought 2,500 residential units along the new rail link from Hong Kong into China.
It’s speculative, but it is a smart play for a number of reasons. Colliers recently put out a white paper looking at how infrastructure investment has the power to carve out new business districts like Kowloon Bay and, thanks to the South Island line, Wong Chuk Hang.
Hong Kong: Will the 92,000 new residential units come through, and satisfy demand in the medium term?
Published on 29 April, 2016
Taking a closer look of the statistics released by Transport and Housing Bureau of HKSAR Government today (29 April 2016), the following might help to come up with an answer.
- Out of the projected 92,000 private residential units, 22% of the units are yet to start construction.
- If we use the same set of numbers but the rule of thumb of four-year construction cycle, the result suggests there will be 64,200 units due for completion between 2016 and 2019 or about 16,000 units per annum.