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China has stepped up its efforts to promote the use of the renminbi in international transactions, which is part of the larger push aimed at eroding the dollar’s strength in global finance. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images

Letters | China should use US treasury holdings as leverage to lower US tariffs

Readers discuss how Beijing might work with the incoming Trump administration, shoebox housing and the retirement age in Hong Kong and the treatment of an Iranian protester.

University town in Hong Kong to welcome 32,000 from 2034, with biggest hospital

Waiting time for Hong Kong public rental flats remains unchanged at 5½ years

Exclusive | Why didn’t Hong Kong set stricter rules to wipe out its notorious shoebox flats?

Setting a larger minimum size for subdivided flats would have meant delays in supplying homes to those affected, minister says.

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A 50 sq ft subdivided flat in Sham Shui Po. Photo: Eugene Lee

Letters | Better IP protection will fire up Hong Kong’s creative industries

Readers discuss the government’s moves to recognise creative property rights and address livelihood and community concerns.

Editorial | Much to gain and lose at Hong Kong’s Choi Hung Estate

Renewal of ageing Kowloon site will provide an extra 9,200 public housing flats, but remove a colourful social media hotspot.

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Is this Hong Kong’s ultimate bachelor pad?

A covetable private rooftop, chic drinks bar and Scandi overtones feature in this spacious Wan Chai flat.

The sleek dining area of this Wan Chai, Hong Kong bachelor pad. Photo: Harold de Puymorin

Letters | How Hong Kong can become Asia’s world city for students

Readers discuss how to bolster the ‘Study in Hong Kong’ brand, Leung Chun-ying’s warning of housing oversupply, and a potential iconic tourist draw for Hong Kong.

Hong Kong authorities propose downsizing Tseung Kwan O land development project

Government suggested cutting amount of land created through reclamation, slope-cutting down to about 20 hectares after public outcry.

Opinion | Hong Kong government can’t turn the tide on youth disenchantment on its own

Government initiatives are expensive and not enough. For effective youth development, collaboration is needed with businesses and the community.

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Young people play basketball in Tiu Keng Leng in December 2023. Photo: Sun Yeung

1 in 4 subdivided flats fail to meet minimum size requirements: housing chief

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho says survey findings also show about 10 per cent of these flats lack a window.

A 40 sq ft subdivided flat in Sham Shui Po. Photo: Eugene Lee

Mainland Chinese buyers rush into Hong Kong property, agents say

Home purchases by mainland buyers surged 69 per cent in the first nine months of the year, accounting for nearly a quarter of transactions.

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Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority considers taking on Kowloon City project

Managing director Wai Chi-sing says authority is now exploring taking up a major redevelopment project on its own after failed tender.

Hong Kong homebuyers give the cold shoulder to New World-led Pavilia Forest II

Pavilia Forest II recorded only one sale as of 5pm on Saturday, while Double Coast I found buyers for 20 units out of 58 flats on offer.

The poor weekend home sales of Pavilia Forest II appear to cloud the outlook for the city’s property sector. Photo: Dickson Lee

HK$3,000 rewards coming for information on tenants abusing Hong Kong public flats

Housing Bureau to launch programme in January next year to help idenitify well-off tenants who are living in public housing.

About 5,000 public flats have been taken back over the past two years, housing officials said earlier. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong urged to shorten 21-year redevelopment plan of Choi Hung Estate

Latest technologies, such as modular integrated construction technique, can be used to cut down the number of years, a lawmaker says.

Hong Kong’s failed land tender reflects caution among big developers

Development costs, poor returns may be holding back developers from URA joint ventures, analysts say.

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Ex-Hong Kong leader crosses swords with John Lee again over land supply

Former leader Leung Chun-ying questions wisdom of current administration’s strategy of continuously creating land supply so as to control market.

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People visit a government exhibit on the artificial islands project off Lantau. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

How this 1970s Hong Kong apartment got a chic Parisian makeover

A 1970s seaview apartment in Causeway Bay underwent a sumptuous makeover with a dramatic monochromatic scheme and elegant French accents.

Redevelopment of Hong Kong’s Instagram-famous Choi Hung Estate to begin in 2028

Housing Department tells Wong Tai Sin District Council the first stage of redevelopment will start in 2028 and the second between 2035 and 2036.

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Chinachem’s US$131 million bid wins subdued Hong Kong land tender

Developers will remain conservative in their bidding until they see stronger signs of recovery in the housing market, consultants say.

A view of the STTL 625 site in Sha Tin. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong’s fifth hotel turned youth hostel opens its doors with residency terms

Residents could potentially visit the headquarters of the People’s Liberation Army as part of hostel’s programme offerings.

The youth hostel is located at the former Regal Oriental Hotel building in Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong social enterprise helps tenants find better subdivided housing

ComHome Social Realty urges government to help subsidise renovation costs for landlords ahead of plans to clamp down on subpar flats.

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Hong Kong property: Chinachem’s Cheung Sha Wan project sells out

The developer found buyers for all 198 units in the project, agents said.

Hong Kong authorities to sell large land parcel next year to fast-track megaproject

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn also hints government may separately sell more land in last quarter of 2024-25 financial year.

One of the possible land parcels is located in Hung Shui Kiu. Photo: Winson Wong

Wet markets at some public housing estates in Hong Kong no bargain, poll finds

Close to 80 per cent of respondents say food prices in local wet markets more expensive than what other nearby options charge.

A residents shops at a wet market at Lai King Estate in Lai King. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong tenants won’t get to jump housing queue under shake-up of subpar flats

Housing chief Winnie Ho says decision aims to prevent people from moving into subpar flats in hopes of benefiting from clampdown.

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Big Hong Kong developers enter fray for Sha Tin land tender

Site STTL 625, which has an area of 5,652 square metres, can support a total of 570 units.

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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
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