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Definition
99 Tael Gold; a gold contract priced in HKD and traded on the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the 99 percent purity gold standard traded at the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society in Hong Kong. It is a traditional local financial instrument that predates the international 999.9 fine gold standard. Investors often track this price alongside international gold prices to understand local market sentiment.
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How is the price of 99 gold today?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 999.9 gold, which is the international standard for pure gold. 99 gold is a specific historical and local product, so it is not interchangeable with standard bullion bars found in global markets.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
