This week’s readings/links include David Webb on the Hong Kong property market, rates and taxes, a National Geographic feature on palm oil, Bonitas Research’s short report on Hengan International, some year-end reflections from Andrew Clifford of Platinum Asset Management and a conversation with Uber’s Dara Khosrowshahi.

• Backchat: David Webb on the Hong Kong property market, rates and taxes.
• Palm oil is unavoidable. Can it be sustainable?: Our appetite for the oil hurts the environment and wildlife. But Gabon hopes to show how to build an industry while protecting its forests.
• Hengan short report (+ follow-ups): Published by Bonitas Research.
• Market update: Year-end reflections from Andrew Clifford of Platinum Asset Management.
• Dara Khosrowshahi: A conversation with the CEO of Uber.