matty---i read your post---you are so far behind the game--i just picked out one paragraph
"When HK property prices fell 65% in the Asian financial crisis, the US economy was going gangbusters. " so how much coal do they export out of hk? do yourself a favour son---the low hanging fruit is gone but you might be able to pick up a 2 bedder with only a 10 min walk to the station as for coal stocks pmsl--is there something you know about them that i dont?