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The emerging favourite, with only marginally better ratings, is Henry Tang Ying-yen, the current chief secretary, whose most memorable recent public pronouncement has been his defence of the despised property tycoons who get blamed for the territory's extortionate housing prices.

最近出现的民意调查中稍占优势的是现任政务司司长唐英年，他最近的引人瞩目的公开声明，为受到歧视的房地产大亨作了辩护，此房地产大亨因香港过高的房价而受指责。

Hatchards, founded in 1797, is the oldest bookshop in London, a short stroll off Piccadilly Circus, and conveniently close to Fortnum& Mason, one of the best venues for extortionate, fancifully packaged treats.

哈查兹书店（Hatchards）始建于1797年，是伦敦最古老的书店，距离皮卡迪利广场只有几步之遥。不远处就是购买奢华糖果的绝佳去处福特楠梅森百货（Fortnum&Mason），真是便利。

According to condition of extortionate height subgrade in plain or hilly area, we analyses the main influencing factor of subgrade height and put forward specific countermeasure of fall on subgrade height, it can obviously reduce subgrade height and achieve nicer social benefit.

针对平原微丘区高速公路存在路基填筑过高的情况，对影响路基高度的主要因素作了分析，并提出了具体的路基高度降低对策，以降低路基高度，取得良好的社会效益。