DeutscheBankMarketsResearchAsiaChinaPropertyPropertyIndustryChinaPropertyDate1February2018RecommendationChangeAcceleratingconsolidationamidslowermarketin2018Acceleratingconsolidationamidslowerphysicalmarket________________________________________________________________________________________________________________DeutscheBankAG/HongKongDeutscheBankdoesandseekstodobusinesswithcompaniescoveredinitsresearchreports.Thus,investorsshouldbeawarethatthefirmmayhaveaconflictofinterestthatcouldaffecttheobjectivityofthisreport.Investorsshouldconsiderthisreportasonlyasinglefactorinmakingtheirinvestmentdecision.DISCLOSURESANDANALYSTCERTIFICATIONSARELOCATEDINAPPENDIX1.MCI(P)083/04/2017.JeffreyGao,CFAResearchAnalyst(+852)22036256jeffrey.gao@db.comJasonChing,CFAResearchAnalyst(+852)22036205jason.ching@db.comStephenCheung,C