【明報專訊】PROPERTY PRICES in Hong Kong have long been such that no ordinary employees can afford them. According to some research organisations, to buy a flat of around 400 square feet, an ordinary Hong Kong citizen must work hard and abstain from eating and drinking for 15 or even 20 years. This illustrates how absurdly high property prices are in the SAR. The New Century Forum and the New Youth Forum have recently made use of statistics to compare income levels and property prices in the years between 1993 and 2013. Their study shows not only that property prices have risen much faster than fresh graduates' incomes but also that younger generations have earned lower incomes and had lower upward mobility.