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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.
A woman tends to her daughter in their subdivided flat in Sham Shui Po on September 16, 2025. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong housing: small shoebox flat wins not enough to fix big issues

While the current administration has made strides on the housing front, the wait for a proper place to live is harming Hongkongers’ mental health.

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Hong Kong fires and safety

Editorial | Hong Kong must not slip into complacency on fire safety

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Wang Fuk Court family’s marathon efforts to retrieve belongings one last time

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong villager steps up ‘adopt a tree’ bid amid Northern Metropolis evictions

Ken Mak says he wants to save decades-old trees planted by his grandfather from ‘being crushed to death by excavators’.

Ken Mak (left) and father Johnny Mak at Yick Yuen Village. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong

Fatal subdivided flat fire highlights need to tackle substandard homes: minister

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho says victims had average living space of five square metres, presenting numerous fire safety hazards.

Accidents and personal safety

1 dead, 4 injured as Hong Kong subdivided flat fire forces 300 to be evacuated

Man, aged 69, killed and four taken to hospital after fire broke out at flat inside Man Yuen Building in Jordan late on Thursday.

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Hong Kong society

Operation targeting fire safety in old Hong Kong buildings extended for 2 years

Initial two-month scheme resulted in 75 prosecutions, with fire service aiming to check another 5,000 buildings following Tai Po blaze.

Checks are being carried out on buildings planned at least 39 years ago. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong society

Anxiety, depression plague up to 66% of Hong Kong subdivided flat tenants: NGO

NGO survey reveals 40 per cent of earnings go to rent as families struggle to raise children with special needs in cramped flats.

Hong Kong

35 families in Hong Kong shoebox flats face eviction since start of new rule

Occupants of another 40 subdivided flats who faced eviction last year are still living in Sham Shui Po’s Yee Wa Building, housing chief reveals.

Hong Kong society

Only 4 of Hong Kong’s 110,000 subdivided homes put up for seal of approval

Three of the applications submitted by single landlord, Hayson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Basic Housing Units Operators Association.

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Undersecretary for Housing Victor Tai (centre) with principal assistant secretary for housing Jason Chan (left) and Thomas Lo, the Housing Bureau's maintenance surveyor for subdivided flats, at a press briefing. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong property

‘Aggressive pricing’: Able Engineering tops titans’ bids in Hong Kong land sale

Able Engineering outperforms analyst forecasts to secure a residential parcel that can fit nearly 1,000 units, and the win is seen reflecting rising confidence in the sector.

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The Tung Chung New Town Development is seen in 2024. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Spared Wang Fuk Court block owners given mid-October to finalise buyback offer

But some Wang Chi House residents say they are being pressured because over 75 per cent of owners must indicate their preference by end June.

Hong Kong property

Mainland Chinese demand for Hong Kong homes grows on yuan gains and rising rents

Purchases climb to a two-year high in April as mainland Chinese buyers pile into new launches, drawn by rental yields and yuan’s strength.

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Hong Kong property

Buyers flock to SHKP project in New Territories as home market outlook brightens

SHKP generated more than HK$1 billion after the sale of the 154 flats at Lime Spark last week.

Buyers flocked to the SHKP sales office on Saturday for flats at the Lime Spark project in Tsuen Wan. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Residents of historic Hong Kong village run out of options as eviction looms

Tin Sam Tsuen set to be levelled to make way for Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area as part of Northern Metropolis megaproject.

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The ancestral hall of the Chan clan, which has lived in Tin Sam Tsuen in Hung Shui Kiu for for more than 360 years. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong property

6 bids for Hong Kong land sale signal renewed confidence despite market caution

Tung Chung site draws bids from major developers SHKP, Kerry and Sino Land, reflecting cautious optimism for the residential property market.

Mainland China

Long and short-term subsidised public rental housing wait falls below 5 years

Wait for general applicants for subsidised public rental housing in Hong Kong falls to 4.7 years, while standard public rental housing remains at 5.6 years.

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Hong Kong lawmakers urge rethink of housing development policy for elderly

Lawmakers say government must reassess scheme to develop public rental flats for elderly by balancing costs and providing services, not just homes.

An elderly man walks past Cheerful Court in Kowloon Bay, a Senior Citizen Residences Scheme project, on Monday. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong property

Rental yields, redevelopment gains drive home sales in Hong Kong’s To Kwa Wan

Demand for 2 projects fuels busiest sales weekend in 19 months as developers market the district as part of a wider redevelopment corridor.

Northern Metropolis

Hong Kong villagers accuse authorities of rushed Northern Metropolis evictions

One elderly villager says she fears her family may be separated due to rehousing arrangements.

Hong Kong politics

Janice Tse is the ‘property queen’ of Hong Kong ministers. Here’s what she owns

Tse was appointed constitutional affairs chief in March to succeed Erick Tsang, who stepped down in January, citing poor health.

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Janice Tse has been tasked with formulating Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and aligning the city with the national blueprint for the country’s development from 2026 to 2030. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Tai Po fire: inspectors failed to anticipate firms’ deception, inquiry hears

Senior surveyor becomes first member of Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit to testify at hearing into city’s deadliest fire in decades.

Andy Ku (centre), a senior maintenance surveyor for the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit, at City Gallery in Central for the hearing. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong property

What does an improved Hong Kong property outlook mean for land sales?

Land tenders may test market discipline due to risk of intense bidding, given Hong Kong’s pronounced property upcycles, S&P says.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Fire services to be ‘gatekeepers’ for safety, Hong Kong security chief vows

Secretary for Security says responsibility for fire safety ultimately lies with Fire Services Department, amid fallout from Tai Po blaze.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong home sales surge to 2-year high, boosting overall transactions

A total of 8,692 transactions in all sectors were concluded last month, up 12.3 per cent from March’s 7,737 deals.

An aerial view of housing in Tseung Kwan O, February 12, 2026. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong residential property upturn drives recovery in office, retail sectors

Shop rents will ‘turn positive by year-end’ but likely post a 3 per cent decline for the entire year, Morgan Stanley says.

A view of Admiralty and Central is seen through the glass windows of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, April 14, 2026. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Calls grow to tap MPF for housing as young Hongkongers’ desire to buy homes wanes

Survey finds city’s high flat prices and long-term financial burden of mortgage payments are driving declining interest.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong homebuyers flock to new launches as flats sell out swiftly

All 120 units at One Victoria Cove I sold out by late afternoon, while Pavilia Farm III sold 19 of 45 units by 6.50pm.

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