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Lunar New Year: Hong Kong soothsayers say Ox will be good to Carrie Lam and Xi Jinping, with hope for economy too

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Hong Kong’s top soothsayers have big predictions for the Year of the Ox. Photo: Winson Wong
Ng Kang-chung
Hong Kong’s top soothsayers expect the Chinese Year of the Ox, which arrives on Friday, to be a good one for Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and, despite the challenges presented by Covid-19, possibly the city’s battered economy as well.

The end of the Year of the Rat will also be a positive for China’s President Xi Jinping, though United States President Joe Biden will face a challenging time until the Year of the Tiger comes around in 2022, they predicted.

The Chinese zodiac’s 12 animal signs appear five times over a 60-year cycle, arriving each time in the elements of wood, fire, earth, metal or water.

Each animal is believed to possess unique characteristics that affect not only those born that year, but also those born under other signs. The Ox represents diligence, honesty and strength.

Master astrologer Choi Hing-wah at her office in Sheung Wan. Photo: Winson Wong
Master astrologer Choi Hing-wah at her office in Sheung Wan. Photo: Winson Wong

Master astrologer Choi Hing-wah predicts good things ahead for city leader Lam, who was born in 1957, a Year of the Rooster.

“The rooster is among the celestial animals that get along well with the Ox. Overall, the Year of the Ox promises to be good for roosters,” said Choi, when asked what the year ahead held for Lam.

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