HONG KONG, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Hong Kong property stocks, including Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd <0016.HK>, was set to open sharply lower after the government imposed new measures to curb short-term speculation in the property market.
Sun Hung Kai, Asia's largest property developer by market value, was set to open down 3.73 percent. Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd <0001.HK>, owned by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, was set to open down by almost 4 percent.
The property sub-index <.HSNP> was set to open down 3.29 percent, lagging the main Hang Seng Index's <.HSI> 0.45 percent fall. (Reporting by Lee Chyen Yee; Editing by Chris Lewis) (See www.reutersrealestate.com for Reuters' global service for real estate professionals)