最壞的日子該已過去

非 典 型 肺 炎 蔓 延 至 社 區 以 來 , 香 港 人 的 生 活 被 迫 作 出 重 大 的 改 變 , 為 了 避 免 無 辜 地 被 感 染 , 大 家 都 盡 量 躲 在 家 裏 , 不 與 非 必 要 的 人 接 觸 , 迫 不 得 以 要 出 外 時 就 帶 上 口 罩 , 搭 電 梯 不 敢 按 制 , 一 時 不 小 心 觸 摸 了 自 己 的 臉 孔 , 嚇 到 立 即 要 拿 清 毒 濕 紙 巾 清 潔 , 一 如 驚 弓 之 鳥 。 學 校 為 此 停 課 , 外 國 不 歡 迎 港 人 到 訪 , 商 貿 及 旅 遊 都 處 於 半 停 頓 狀 態 , 酒 店 入 住 率 不 足 兩 成 , 航 空 班 次 削 了 四 成 , 搭 機 的 人 仍 只 有 小 貓 三 四 隻 , 內 部 消 費 活 動 亦 雪 上 加 霜 , 零 售 、 飲 食 、 娛 樂 業 的 經 營 者 都 叫 苦 連 天 , 不 少 已 無 法 經 營 下 去 , 香 港 面 對 第 二 次 世 界 大 戰 以 來 最 嚴 重 的 打 擊 。 幸 好 香 港 有 一 定 的 積 累 , 原 有 的 根 基 不 錯 , 市 民 不 至 於 無 以 維 生 , 只 希 望 疫 症 的 高 峯 期 快 點 過 去 , 香 港 可 以 早 些 恢 復 正 常 生 活 。 
我 自 己 相 信 , 這 次 香 港 受 的 衝 擊 雖 然 大 , 但 衝 擊 並 非 根 本 性 的 , 而 只 屬 事 件 性 的 。 事 件 過 後 , 一 切 又 可 恢 復 正 常 。 近 日 每 天 受 感 染 的 人 數 已 大 幅 下 降 , 由 高 峯 期 的 近 百 人 , 降 至 每 天 不 足 二 十 人 , 相 信 天 氣 轉 熱 後 , 病 毒 生 存 的 環 境 會 逐 漸 消 失 , 可 能 無 需 等 到 暑 假 , 已 無 人 帶 口 罩 出 街 。 
地 產 代 理 行 業 本 是 一 起 受 牽 累 的 行 業 , 因 為 成 交 前 必 須 去 陌 生 的 地 方 作 實 地 視 察 , 與 陌 生 人 談 判 交 易 條 件 , 這 些 都 是 防 疫 的 大 忌 。 然 而 , 地 產 行 業 所 受 的 衝 擊 未 如 想 像 中 那 麼 大 , 平 均 交 投 量 少 了 四 成 半 左 右 , 而 且 還 是 在 全 無 新 開 盤 口 推 動 下 出 現 的 。 五 月 份 已 有 發 展 商 決 定 推 新 盤 , 相 信 代 理 的 收 入 應 可 從 低 位 回 升 。 
地 產 市 場 今 次 在 最 惡 劣 的 時 刻 仍 可 維 持 平 時 一 半 以 上 的 交 易 , 正 好 反 映 這 正 是 市 場 的 基 本 支 持 位 。 即 是 說 , 以 目 前 的 價 位 , 即 使 在 最 不 宜 交 易 的 時 刻 , 也 能 吸 引 一 定 的 人 出 來 交 易 , 只 要 交 易 環 境 可 以 改 善 , 交 投 量 應 可 回 升 。 
衣 食 住 行 是 生 活 的 基 需 要 。 「 衣 」 雖 然 每 天 要 穿 , 但 香 港 人 的 衣 櫃 裏 有 的 是 衫 , 暫 時 不 買 新 的 , 絕 對 不 會 有 問 題 。 「 食 」 雖 然 餐 餐 都 要 食 , 但 可 在 家 裏 食 , 不 一 定 要 出 街 食 。 「 住 」 當 然 不 用 經 常 搬 來 搬 去 , 但 每 天 都 有 新 家 庭 成 立 , 都 有 新 孩 子 出 生 , 會 產 生 新 的 需 求 , 這 些 都 不 容 易 隨 便 延 後 , 因 此 , 四 月 份 的 交 投 可 能 反 映 的 正 是 社 會 對 「 住 」 的 基 本 需 求 。 隨 著 疫 症 的 高 峯 期 的 過 去 , 市 場 的 交 投 量 應 可 在 這 個 基 礎 上 進 一 步 提 高 。 
疫 症 剛 開 始 時 , 大 家 可 能 會 對 疫 症 的 嚴 重 性 估 計 不 足 , 但 當 發 覺 原 來 形 勢 如 此 嚴 峻 時 又 會 走 向 另 一 個 極 端 , 就 是 出 現 非 理 性 恐 懼 , 把 一 切 最 壞 的 情 況 都 預 期 在 內 , 在 這 段 時 期 出 現 的 成 交 價 其 實 已 把 最 壞 的 因 素 都 反 映 在 內 , 只 要 最 後 實 際 情 況 不 如 想 像 中 差 的 話 , 價 格 就 會 回 升 。 
現 在 學 校 已 經 復 課 , 新 病 例 亦 會 在 減 少 , 香 港 正 恢 復 正 常 生 活 , 最 壞 的 日 子 應 已 經 過 去 。