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Hong Kong property
Hong Kong pop diva Karen Mok picks up HK$85 million luxury flat in Mid-Levels
That transaction reflects how wealthy investors are continuing to snap up luxury homes in Hong Kong at a bargain.
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Hong Kong property
Hong Kong homebuyers snap up all Deep Water Pavilia flats on offer this weekend
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Urban Renewal Authority eyes Middle East, Europe investors for bonds
13 Jun 2025 - 9:13PM
Hong Kong society
Twice-unlucky public flat tenants to be prioritised for Hong Kong subsidised homes
Measure part of latest round of home ownership policy, which will see 2,576 flats at Kowloon Bay’s Wang Chi Court go up for grabs.
12 Jun 2025 - 9:45PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong lawmakers back criminalising of subletting public rental flats
Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho stresses amended law will not cover normal interactions with neighbours, such as tutoring.
11 Jun 2025 - 8:58PM
Hong Kong property
Debt crunch at NWD stokes downside risk in Hong Kong home prices, S&P says
Decision to defer coupon payments on four series of perpetual bonds threatens a bigger drop in home prices, rating firm says.
11 Jun 2025 - 7:44PM
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Architecture and design
Is wood the next ‘quiet luxury’ trend for Hong Kong homes?
Whether it’s a colonial touch or traditional Chinese-style architecture you seek, ever-versatile timber’s your answer.
11 Jun 2025 - 11:00AM
Hong Kong property
First flats in NWD-led Deep Water Pavilia go on sale on Saturday
Prospective buyers have submitted 2,500 cheques for 138 flats priced at an average of US$2,680 per square foot.
10 Jun 2025 - 6:49PM
Architecture and design
Quiet 900 sq ft Kowloon Tong retreat just what the doctors ordered
Apartment blends comfort and clever bespoke solutions to create just what a couple with unpredictable schedules need.
10 Jun 2025 - 8:00AM
Hong Kong
Leeway urged for public housing applicants in Hong Kong to combat ‘lying flat’
Housing Authority committee chairwoman says applicants should be allowed to earn slightly more than threshold to discourage people from stalling their careers.
9 Jun 2025 - 8:20PM
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Hong Kong water supply
Hong Kong lawmakers push for bitumen-lined water pipe replacement and disclosure
Calls made to expedite replacement of 700km of water pipes containing banned substance, accounting for 8 per cent of city’s network.
9 Jun 2025 - 4:40PM
Hong Kong society
Opinion
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Government is making all the wrong noises about Fanling water scare
In handling a freshwater contamination scare, officials have shown a lack of understanding on a human-to-human level.
9 Jun 2025 - 10:38AM
Hong Kong economy
Better harbourfront access among Hong Kong urban renewal body’s plans for site
Managing director reveals more details about one of two plots granted by government to help cash-strapped URA.
8 Jun 2025 - 5:47PM
Hong Kong society
Opinion
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Get elderly housing right and Hong Kong’s silver economy can take off
To support the latest measures, the right infrastructure must be in place, starting from housing and community support.
8 Jun 2025 - 5:30AM
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Hong Kong society
Water pipe spewing bitumen in Hong Kong estates to start being replaced this year
Priority given to replacing 400-metre section lined with bitumen and believed to be source of black particles dirtying water at two housing estates.
7 Jun 2025 - 8:54PM
Hong Kong economy
Hong Kong approves land grants to cash-strapped urban renewal body in rare move
Statutory body handed Hung Hom and Tseung Kwan O sites to support redevelopment projects, with a condition to review its financing model.
6 Jun 2025 - 10:15PM
Hong Kong property
NWD and partners set record-low price for Southside Hong Kong flats
The sale will provide some relief for the cash-strapped developer, which last week postponed interest payments on US$3.4 billion in bonds.
5 Jun 2025 - 6:45PM
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Hong Kong property
Hong Kong housing market bound for gradual recovery: analyst
Prices set to rise by 3 per cent in the next six months, followed by 5 per cent increases in the next two years, Bocom International says.
4 Jun 2025 - 6:30PM
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Hong Kong property
Hong Kong’s real estate market cooled in May, with deals slumping to 3-month low
Transactions fall 11 per cent from a month earlier to 6,442, while value eases 0.5 per cent to US$6.3 billion, according to Land Registry.
3 Jun 2025 - 5:40PM
Hong Kong property
Architect takes helm of Hong Kong’s cash-strapped URA amid mounting challenges
Veteran architect Donald Choi tasked with effectively handling the issues of building decay, as well as the organisation’s financial sustainability.
29 May 2025 - 7:49PM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong leader has ‘burning urgency’ to fast-track Northern Metropolis project
Chief Executive John Lee exploring legal amendment to expedite the development which requires lawmakers’ consensus.
29 May 2025 - 4:23PM
Hong Kong property
Hong Kong’s April lived-in home prices gain as cut in stamp duty spurred deals
An index measuring home prices in the city’s secondary market rose 0.35 per cent from March, according to a government report.
28 May 2025 - 4:51PM
Hong Kong property
Well-heeled buyers swarm to New World-led Deep Water Pavilia luxury project
The flats at the 447-unit project in Wong Chuk Hang were sold at an average of HK$62 million.
27 May 2025 - 8:40PM
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Architecture and design
A family sensitively renovates a 1970s Jardine’s Lookout duplex
The revamp resulted in a timeless, comfortable and practical home where conversation and reading are prioritised over screen time.
27 May 2025 - 2:31PM
Northern Metropolis
Hong Kong village church members wonder where next after relocation order
‘I have lived here for most of my life. I do not know how to read or write. I do not go to other places except the church and the elderly centre,’ one says.
25 May 2025 - 11:04PM
Hong Kong property
Hong Kong homebuyers flock to latest Sierra Sea units as mortgage rates ease
The temporary truce in the tariff wars between the US and China also helped improve sentiment in the property market, according to agents.
24 May 2025 - 5:07PM
Hong Kong
Editorial
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Public needs answers on alleged corruption at Kowloon flats site
Hong Kong graft-buster investigates defects scandal at housing project where supervisors are suspected of accepting bribes.
23 May 2025 - 8:15AM
Hong Kong property
Steel bar bribery case at CK Asset project in Hong Kong: timeline of events
The nearly 3,000-flat development in Kwun Tong has been mired in controversy even before concerns over steel rebar works.
22 May 2025 - 8:44PM
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