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Hong Kong housing
Latest news, features and analysis on Hong Kong housing, including policy and efforts to find a solution to the problem of a shortage of homes in the world’s most expensive property market.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
An aerial view of Tai Wai, Sha Tin. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong land sale to fetch around US$76 million amid developer caution

The New Territories site – the only residential plot offered in the previous quarter – has attracted bids from six developers.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices complete third year of decline

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Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong must beware of fallout in fixing public housing ills

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Hong Kong

Developers worried over risks in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis project

Authorities urged to bring forward infrastructure work to ensure sites’ development potential is met, reducing uncertainties for investors.

The project will turn 30,000 hectares of land in the New Territories into an economic powerhouse and housing hub. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s ombudsman urges more legal action over public housing abuse

Watchdog finds Housing Authority had prosecution rate of 4.2 per cent last year for cases of public flats being misused.

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US-China relations

Letters | For ‘TikTok refugees’ on RedNote, kindness should be the watchword

Readers discuss social media etiquette, Hong Kong think tanks, abuse of public housing, and a show of Hong Kong professionalism.

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Architecture and design

How this Hong Kong home pays homage to Tokyo ryokans

Japanese hotel Hoshinoya, which bridges tradition and modernity, provided the inspiration for this Sai Kung family home.

The owners of a four-storey Sai Kung townhouse in Hong Kong asked In Him’s Interior Design to take inspiration from their favourite hotel, Hoshinoya Tokyo. Photo: Ken Wong
Hong Kong property

New Hong Kong title deeds system should include existing owners: lawmakers

Legislators say land and property owners should be allowed to transfer their title deeds to new system.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong to tackle potential land ownership disputes with new title deeds

Development Bureau says proposal set to take effect in two years and intended to prevent fraud.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong district councillor fined HK$1,000 for property tax form failure

Sky Li, 43, admits he failed to file a property tax return in the 2021-22 financial year.

Sai Kung district councillor Sky Li leaves Kwun Tong Court on Monday after being fined. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong property

The View | Hong Kong property market gloom has become self-fulfilling prophecy

There are good reasons Hong Kong’s real estate market keeps underperforming regional peers, but the prevailing narrative is too pessimistic.

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Residential buildings in Hong Kong as seen on November 8, 2024. While lifting the spirits of a city that has suffered one shock after another since 2018 is not easy, one of Hong Kong’s enduring strengths over the years is its ability to bounce back. Photo: Reuters
Crime in Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong should not be rewarding people who snitch on neighbours

While updating laws to punish abuse of public housing is welcome, encouraging snitching will have ripple effects elsewhere.

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Hong Kong

60% of Hongkongers in subdivided flats say proposed minimum too small: poll

Society for Community Organisation says government should factor in household size in effort to eradicate substandard homes.

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Hong Kong

Public housing abuse tip-offs may double with reward scheme: Hong Kong minister

But housing chief Winnie Ho predicts only half of the complaints can be substantiated as some mix up private homes with public rental flats.

Wang Tau Hom Estate, a public housing estate in Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Hong Kong to expedite approvals to keep construction sector from contracting

Repeated failed land bids had prompted some construction and architectural firms to cut jobs, force staff to go on unpaid leave.

Construction projects in progress in Kai Tak. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong property

CEO of Hong Kong’s NWD buys company-built flat for US$6.4 million

Echo Huang Shaomei, appointed in November as the second new CEO in two months, purchases 4-bedroom, 1,522 sq ft North Point home.

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Northern Metropolis

Hong Kong developers concerned over Northern Metropolis tender, call for changes

Government will award the tender to the highest bidder without providing discounts or incentives to attract companies, source says.

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Hong Kong politics

Why are Hong Kong think tanks facing a bleak future?

City’s once vibrant think tank scene has entered what some are calling a ‘dark winter’.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Hong Kong

Hong Kong public flat now a gym? Tenants can be jailed for abusing system

Authorities target tenants who turn homes into businesses such as beauty parlours and gyms under proposed legal changes.

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Architecture and design

How this family home creates positive head spaces to live, work and play

This home for a family of four in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, was designed to feel like a sanctuary, calming mind and body – but there’s also room for play.

Hong Kong

Subletting of public rental homes in Hong Kong to become jailable offence

Offenders will face maximum HK$500,000 fine and one year in prison under proposed legal amendment to curb abuse of public housing resources.

Hong Kong’s Un Chau Estate, a public housing estate in Cheung Sha Wan. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Hong Kong’s reformed district councils need more transparency playing

Tai Po district councillors’ opposition to a government construction plan shows why district officers must be held accountable too.

A woman walks past a promotional poster for the 2023 district council elections. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Editorial | No room for grudges in tip-offs exposing abuse of Hong Kong public flats

Scheme rewarding whistle-blowers who report ineligible tenants of Hong Kong housing meant for less well-off must be used fairly.

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West Kowloon Cultural District

Hong Kong cultural district’s housing scheme to include more arts elements

District councillors express concerns the proposed residential development may undermine art hub’s image.

Hong Kong

Whistle-blowing scheme not a threat to harmony: Hong Kong housing chief

Winnie Ho also says informants will need to be interviewed by authorities to assess the accuracy of the information.

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Public housing in Wong Tai Sin. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Letters | Beyond snooker star residents, Hong Kong can target talent in more areas

Readers discuss how to bring in more high-performing individuals, the city’s own snooker champion, and complicity in illegal building alterations.

Ronnie O’Sullivan plays a shot against Ng On-yee at the Hong Kong Masters at Hong Kong Coliseum in 2022. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Board members fear famed Hong Kong flower market may lose ‘spirit’ in revamp

Town Planning Board holds first public hearing on Sai Yee Street and Flower Market Road development scheme in Mong Kok.

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Architecture and design

Why this British couple went for a ‘midimalist’ home in Bath

After moving back to the UK from Hong Kong, Kate Sbuttoni mixed Asian aesthetics with her global treasures, creating an eclectic home.

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