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

Opinion | Is Hong Kong’s revamped district council system working well?

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

Hong Kong

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

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West Kowloon Cultural District

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

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.

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.

Home in Bath, UK, of Kate Sbuttoni, founder of The Ginger Jar Lamp Co. Photo: Jake Eastham

Hong Kong to begin handing out HK$3,000 rewards for identifying public housing abuse

Residents will have to provide their names and be interviewed, Housing Authority says, as it steps up efforts to tackle misuse of public rental flats.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | Price to pay for concrete falling from Hong Kong buildings

The latest injury, in a busy area of Hong Kong, underlines the need for tougher action on owners who fail to act on government orders.

Hong Kong politics

District councillors oppose first project under Hong Kong land sharing scheme

More than 10 council members oppose plan to build over 1,700 homes in Tai Po, citing transport capacity concerns.

The proposed housing project would be built on two sites along Lo Fai Road and Ting Kok Road. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong to offer single land plot this quarter amid developer caution

The plan for the Tung Chung site has been revised to allow for 745 flats following an unsuccessful tender in 2023.

A view of developments in Tung Chung New Town on June 17, 2024. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong property: 10,000 new flats set to hit market in 2025

Low prices will persist as developers offload inventory, but the market will fail to woo investors, according to experts.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong property deals drop in December as slump thins agent ranks

Transactions rose 17 per cent in 2024 despite a December decline of 28.3 per cent, according to government data.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | How government plans to improve lot of Hongkongers in poor housing playing

The government is determined to address the needs of Hongkongers living in substandard housing and help them improve their lives.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong group gives government failing grade on efforts to help children

Children’s Rights Association gives score of 26 out of 100, naming housing as its biggest concern, followed by medical services and education for 2025.

A boy does homework in a subdivided flat in Sham Shui Po after moving to Hong Kong from Guangdong province. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s property market to maintain momentum after deals hit 3-year high

Property transactions totalled 67,662, valued at US$68.2 billion in 2024, according to Midland data.

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Hong Kong economy

Cost of living in Hong Kong: what you’ll have to pay more for in 2025

From electricity and transport to fast food and rent, prices are set to rise from January.

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China

Hong Kong floats land premium offer to boost interest in 2 large sites

Incentive aims to promote modern industrial development at two sites in Northern Metropolis.

A site in Hung Shui Kiu has 45 per cent of its 12.5 hectares reserved for “enterprise and technology park” purposes. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong authorities appeal court ruling on golf course flats

Court this month overturned approval for 12,000 public housing flats on golf course.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong rental yields to pick up momentum in 2025: analysts

Rental yields are expected to rise on the back of robust demand from the city’s new inhabitants and reduced borrowing costs.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong urban renewal body to test scheme in bid to boost tender process

Developers will be able to use platform to download project information, including planning parameters, land lease terms and design requirements.

The “development facilitation service” will be used for the URA’s Shantung Street/Thistle Street project. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong

Editorial | Much tougher stand on illegal Hong Kong structures must alter mindsets

Those who make serious unlawful additions to their Hong Kong homes face steeper fines and jail time under the latest proposals.

A landslide caused by record September rainfall revealed illegal basements under luxury homes at Redhill Peninsula in Tai Tam. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Northern Metropolis

Hong Kong project housing up to 484,000 will take ‘20 years or more’ to finish

Development Bureau paper outlines land use plan for ‘New Territories North New Town’ under Northern Metropolis megaproject.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s November home prices, rents diverge on cheaper loans

Lived-in home prices rose slightly in November for a second straight month, while rents fell, according to official data.

Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong private sector has role to play in provision of homes for the elderly

A Hong Kong development for those who are old and well-off has drawn attention to the wider social need for dedicated retirement living.

Hong Kong’s Development Bureau has proposed senior-friendly requirements for new private homes and other buildings as it comes to terms with an ageing society. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Help urged for construction workers reportedly facing axe at Hong Kong firm

Hip Seng Construction, which is working on several projects, is said to be struggling financially and will lay off employees.

Unionists say severe wage arrears are plaguing the construction sector and the situation may worsen at the end of the year. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis MOU a ‘general expression’ of support: minister

Bernadette Linn says non-binding deal to support megaproject does not require commitments for formal tenders.

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Hong Kong society

30,000 village homes inspected in Hong Kong have illegal structures: minister

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn says tackling unauthorised additions must be done in stages.

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