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Hong Kong housing

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.
General view of Urbanwood Hotel in Hung Hom. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | High marks for Hong Kong’s hotels as student accommodation

A pilot scheme to be launched next month is worth pursuing to ensure the city makes the grade as an education hub.

Hong Kong tourism

Video | Hidden gems: tours unveil vanishing Hong Kong attractions

Hong Kong

Editorial | Every effort must be made by Hong Kong authorities to deliver flats on time

Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | No better time than a property slump to ‘future-proof’ urban Hong Kong

Genuine consultation, better communication, and policy with targets and teeth – like Singapore’s – are needed to ensure city’s sustainability.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | In seeking change, leaders must make tough choice on how hard to push

Whether it’s Trump’s optics-focused politics or Hong Kong’s cautious, pragmatic governance, modern political challenges require compromise.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong home prices post tiny gain in May, raising hope of slump’s end

Prices could rise up to 5 per cent this year given improving market sentiment and low financing costs, CBRE says.

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Education in Hong Kong

Lawmakers call for rents in Hong Kong student hostels to be regulated

Market rates for some private student hostels in Hong Kong are four times higher than for campus dormitories, Post finds.

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Under the scheme, the definition of “hotels” will include student hostels. Photo: Jelly Tse
Interiors

This Hong Kong family home was designed to let the sunshine in

A designer captures the movement of light through this Hung Hom family flat.

Hong Kong property

Opinion | Despite property market slump, Hong Kong must increase housing supply

Government should not repeat post-1997 mistake of shelving plans to increase long-term housing supply because of a temporary market dip.

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Hong Kong

Editorial | New law required to cover building repairs in Hong Kong

Proposal by departing head of Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority follows incidents of concrete falling from old blocks of flats.

The move wants landlords to create “periodic maintenance and repair plans”. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong housing authorities cancel contracts with firm linked to 5 site deaths

Aggressive Construction Company has now lost all six of its projects despite obtaining temporary court order to lift ban on its licence.

A woman walks past a building with a Hong Kong Housing Authority logo. The Housing Authority has said that the contractor’s performance on three projects is “far below” contract requirements. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Hotel-to-hostel conversions won’t hurt tourist capacity: Hong Kong official

But leading surveyor, who calls the move ‘innovative’ and ‘pragmatic’, warns of possible hurdles.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong to keep expanding land bank, but not to offset deficit: Paul Chan

Finance chief also says government will address plans to build artificial islands off Lantau waters at later stage, despite calls to halt project.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong shoebox flat owners urged to comply with shake-up after years of profits

Minister says subdividing flats was ‘market decision’ years ago, but low-income residents should now have homes that meet basic conditions.

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Hong Kong aims to clamp down on subpar subdivided flats with a coming regulatory regime. Photo: Elson Li
Mainland China

Editorial | Bill finally regulating subdivided flats in Hong Kong calls for speedy passage

Move is a step in the right direction towards eradicating substandard housing that has been a blot on the Hong Kong landscape for far too long.

The 2021 census found that the city had about 108,200 subdivided flats. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong home market on brink of turnaround, Morgan Stanley says

‘The decline in prices is behind us,’ and the upcycle could last five years, bank’s property research head says.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong subdivided flat owners ‘may pass on costs to tenants under new rules’

As city moves to legislate minimum standards, industry players also worry that more operators will exit market due to stiffer penalties.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong to relax rules for converting hotels into university student hostels

Private operators welcome ‘booster shot’ that aims to ease shortage of dormitory places, as officials say project times may be reduced by up to nine months.

Hong Kong is grappling with a shortage of student hostels. Photo: Dickson Lee
Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Hong Kong presses ahead with plans to regulate notorious subdivided flats

Authorities plan to enforce proposed new laws from 2027 but registered landlords will benefit from a 36-month grace period until February 2030.

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Hong Kong property

Buyers forfeit deposits on Grand Mayfair project after market slump

Buyers of 19 flats in Yuen Long project cancelled their contracts on Tuesday, project developers say.

Hong Kong society

Court suspends work ban on Hong Kong contractor linked to 5 site deaths

Aggressive Construction Company will remain on government’s registered list of contractors temporarily pending a hearing on its appeal.

A 65-tonne tower crane collapsed at a site on Anderson Road in Kwun Tong in September 2022, killing three workers. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong economy

Halt Lantau reclamation plan or risk Northern Metropolis bids: developers

Louis Loong, lawmaker and Real Estate Developers Association’s secretary general, says government cannot support both megaprojects concurrently.

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An artist impression of the three artificial islands near Kau Yi Chau in Lantau waters, previously known as Lantau Tomorrow. Photo: Handout
Interiors

Thailand? Indonesia? No – this rustic home is right here in Hong Kong

Hardwood HK custom built the interiors of this family home in the New Territories, creating an aesthetic reminiscent of Bali or Thailand.

Hong Kong

Editorial | Public housing in Hong Kong has no room for ‘lying flat’

A fair and firm policy on asset and income limits remains the best way to screen out those who are less deserving of Hong Kong’s subsidised homes.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s shelved plan for 8,300 public flats to face 90% higher cost per home

Housing Bureau also says it expects an extra 10 months of construction due to site’s ‘complex geology’.

The Fanling Area 17 site spans about 5.47 hectares of both government and private land. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s John Lee launches public consultation for fourth policy address

City leader vows focus on fostering growth and improving livelihoods amid ‘economic restructuring’.

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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee chats with residents at a cha chaan teng at Sha Kok Market in September last year. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong

Future of 8,300 public flats in northern Hong Kong uncertain as work put on hold

Lawmaker Edward Lau says decision to suspend work at Fanling Area 17 site stemmed from unexpected challenges with digging foundation.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Silver economy far from enough for rapidly ageing Hong Kong

Promoting economic activities catering to the elderly is welcome, but more must be done to address the issues the elderly and their carers face.

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