Vaccination lottery: a peek at the US$1.4 million flat aimed at moving the needle in Hong Kong’s fight against Covid-19
- The 449-square foot Grand Central apartment overlooking the Kowloon Peak is the biggest carrot being dangled in front of residents to spur the vaccination rate
- More than HK$120 million of goodies, from a diamond-studded Rolex to a Tesla and gold bar, are up for grabs for the vaccinated

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Inside the HK$10.8 million flat up for grabs in Hong Kong’s vaccine lottery
The unit, located on the 47th floor of Tower Three, measures 449 square feet (42 square metres) and has two balconies overlooking the Kowloon Peak, also known as Fei Ngo Shan (literally: “Soaring Goose Mountain”) and the Lion Rock. It was kept by the developer and was not included in the first sales launch in 2018.
The area, formerly a prominent industrial hub on the eastern side of Kowloon in the 1950s, has gradually evolved from a manufacturing base into a district packed with cafes, restaurants, lifestyle shops and premium commercial buildings.
“Grand Central is located next to the MTR station in Kwun Tong, part of the Kwun Tong Redevelopment Plan, the largest such plan ever mapped out by the Urban Renewal Authority (URA),” said Thomas Lam, executive director at Knight Frank. “It is really coming up as a cool neighborhood.”
The ready-to-move-in development has a total of 1,999 units spread across four high-rise towers co-developed by Sino Land, the URA and Chinese Estates Holdings. More than 1,800 units have been sold at a price ranging from HK$18,000 to HK$25,000 per square foot since 2018. The greening ratio of the project – a measure of the proportion of green space – accounts for more than 30 per cent of the total development area.

The Grand Central apartment for the lucky draw is co-sponsored by the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation and Chinese Estates Holdings. The foundation will also separately donate 20 prizes with a prepaid or credit card value of HK$100,000 each, for permanent and non-permanent residents alike.