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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.
Residents enjoy a day out at Pak Tin Estate. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong’s Aggressive Construction loses 3 public housing contracts to new firm

Housing authorities select China Overseas Building Construction to take over from contractor linked to five workplace deaths.

Hong Kong

7 in 10 Hong Kong subdivided flat tenants can only bear rent rise of under 5%

Interiors

Breaking the mould of urban flat design in Hong Kong’s Tin Hau

Hong Kong economy

CY Leung warns against DAB scheme to sell Hong Kong property to mainlanders

Ex-Hong Kong leader says proposal by city’s largest party to allow direct remittance for home purchases not in residents’ best interests.

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Hong Kong home prices have dropped about 30 per cent from the 2021 peak. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong pulls tenders for 2 sites to speed up Northern Metropolis development

Tenders for sites in Yuen Long and Hung Shui Kiu were scheduled to close on Friday and had repeatedly been extended.

Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Hong Kong balances public housing targets with cost-saving measures amid review

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho says possible project postponements will not hinder target of supplying 308,000 homes in the next decade.

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SCMP Exclusives

Exclusive | Hong Kong to build more subsidised homes in I&T hub to meet middle-class demand

Housing minister Winnie Ho says Northern Metropolis flats can be better integrated into greenery to improve liveability as border area has ‘gift of nature’.

San Tin Technopole is a flagship project in the Northern Metropolis. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong politics

Exclusive | ‘Avoid harsh labels for Hong Kong homes certified under subdivided flat regime’

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho also says planned shake-up of standards for subdivided flats will not drive up rents.

Hong Kong property

Morgan Stanley banker buys two Hong Kong flats for US$18.8 million

David Wraight joins a growing list of wealthy investors and financial executives betting on a recovery in the city’s housing market.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s URA may review cuts to residents’ compensation over redevelopment

New managing director Donald Choi says URA should have flexibility to adjust package, including offering cross-district resettlement.

The Urban Renewal Authority plans to rezone land in Hung Hom for residential use. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong property

Letters | Home sweet home? More like investment sweet investment in Hong Kong

Readers discuss the city’s world-topping property prices, care for low vision, and what Napoleon’s wallpaper had to do with his death.

A view of residential buildings on Hong Kong Island in 2023. Hong Kong remains the world’s most expensive city to buy a home and ranks as the seventh priciest rental market. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to consider giving baby bonuses to talent scheme parents

Welfare minister Chris Sun says more than HK$900 million in such rewards have been given out to encourage childbearing since 2023.

Interiors

Expanding a home to accommodate an expanding family

After the arrival of a third child, a family were able to extend their home into the flat next door and stay in the neighbourhood they loved.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Same-sex recognition attests to Hong Kong’s rule of law and vitality

Move to grant same-sex couples rights upholds court ruling and reflects a city cognisant of the right to disagree respectfully.

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The government must respect the court’s ruling but neither government nor court intends to dislodge the foundation of marriage as being between a man and a woman. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong Covid facility at old airport takes off as youth hostel, culture hub

“Runway 1331” project expected to provide young people with opportunities for entrepreneurship, cultural exchange and talent development.

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The Kai Tak facility offers single, double and triple rooms. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong property buyers snap up most flats at Novo Land and 9 Eastern Street

Sun Hung Kai sells all 110 flats on offer at Novo Land, while Million Nice sells 62 of the 69 flats, agents say.

Hong Kong society

How young Hongkongers can chart their future after moving out of youth hostels

City’s hostel scheme offers affordable housing for young people, but lawmakers say challenge lies after they finish their stay.

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Hong Kong

Walk through history at soon-to-be-demolished Hong Kong sea-view public estate

Walking tours organiser wants to tell the stories of Wah Fu Estate and its residents before the site is demolished for redevelopment.

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Henry Chai (left) and artist Swing Lam at Wah Fu Estate. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong Housing Authority

Video | Wah Fu Estate: Hong Kong's iconic public housing legacy

Wah Fu Estate will undergo a phased demolition, with its 18 blocks and 9,000 households gradually vacated by 2035, marking the end of a significant chapter in Hong Kong's history

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong government to offer just 1 residential plot for sale this quarter

A 6,500-square-metre plot at the junction of Wing Shun Street and Texaco Road in Tsuen Wan will be tendered in the July to September quarter.

Hong Kong environmental issues

On This Day | Safety scare over Hong Kong public housing water in 2015 – from SCMP archive

On this day 10 years ago, lead levels in tap water at Kai Ching Estate sparked fears about safety of supplies in Hong Kong’s public housing.

A resident of Kai Tak’s Kai Ching Estate stocks up on water from a temporary tap on July 11, 2015, as excessive amounts of lead were found in fresh water samples from the public housing complex. File photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong society

Fresh case of bitumen in water supply for Hong Kong housing, lawmaker says

Edward Leung says he has received complaints about particles in water from residents of two estates, following saga in Fanling last month.

Lei King Wan (front) and Grand Promenade (back left) in Shau Kei Wan. Photo: Martin Chan
Hong Kong property

Stamp-duty change sparks sales surge in lower-priced Hong Kong homes

Sales of homes priced between HK$3 million (US$382,000) and HK$4 million jump 73 per cent year on year after change, government says.

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Hong Kong property

4,200 temporary homes earmarked for displaced Hong Kong subdivided flat tenants

Government confident of meeting the temporary accommodation needs of tenants affected by coming subdivided flat regulations.

Mental health

Hong Kong children in cramped flats have poorer mental health: survey

Feelings of depression, anxiety and stress worse for those who say they lack play and study areas at home, while academic performance also affected.

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The first phase of the three-year study ran from June 2023 to August 2024 and covered 1,032 children aged 9 to 12. Photo: Eugene Lee
SoCO - Society for Community Organisation

Temperatures in Hong Kong’s subpar housing reach as high as 40 degrees: survey

Concern group SoCO calls for subdivided housing tenants to receive subsidies for products such as air conditioners and fans.

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The study was one of two surveys published by SoCO on Sunday. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong and Singapore: rivals and partners learning from each other

Small and externally oriented economies, both cities face common challenges and must make common cause, while repositioning and reinventing themselves.

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Hong Kong society

Exclusive | Hong Kong housing authorities quietly open door for same-sex couples

Lawmakers describe government’s response to top court ruling as ‘prudent approach’, but concern group calls for move to be publicly announced.

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