Opinion
Hong Kong property

What does housing have to do with violence over Hong Kong’s extradition bill?

SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo bemoans the hopeless state of housing and ranks it at the top of social problems that are driving the city’s frustrated youth to lash out.

June 14, 2019
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All boat owners berthed at Discovery Bay Marina have until December 31 to move out after Hong Kong Resort Company Ltd., the marina’s operator, issued an eviction notice in August. Many owners say...03:10
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Boat owners forced to leave Discovery Bay Marina
December 30, 2018
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Industrial property owners in Hong Kong are rushing to convert their buildings into smaller, liveable units, in the hope of benefiting from Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s new proposal to allow such...01:39
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Is converting industrial buildings a quick solution to Hong Kong’s housing shortage?
October 17, 2018
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HSBC, Standard Chartered and several other Hong Kong banks have raised their prime lending rates for the first time in 12 years. The move comes after the Hong Kong Monetary Authority raised the...02:22
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What an interest rate hike means for Hong Kong homeowners
September 27, 2018
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Thousands of buyers defied a thunderstorm warning and heavy rain to line up for an apartment at Hong Kong’s biggest flat sale in six months. The sale comes after a number of international banks...01:36
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Hong Kong’s biggest property sale in six months
September 8, 2018
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Some 200 boat owners, most of whom live on board, were told they had four months to ship out of Hong Kong’s Discovery Bay marina, leaving families in despair and facing financial ruin. Many say...03:18
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Evictions spark fears for Hong Kong boat dwellers
September 7, 2018
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The video is about how developers are spending huge sum of money to hire consultant to find a good name and the subsequent marketing campgain to boost sales of their new property projects in Hong...01:08
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Naming a property project in Hong Kong: What's the fuss all about?
May 29, 2018
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For the first time in 10 years, five luxury townhouses in a new development have been put on the market in one go. ...00:51
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Five luxury houses in Hong Kong’s Peak district go on sale
May 15, 2018
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After 25 flamboyant years in Hong Kong, House of Siren, an iconic party costume store in the Mid-Levels, will close at the end of December. ...01:57
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House of Siren, another victim of Hong Kong’s soaring rents
December 9, 2017
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The retail leasing market in Hong Kong’s core Central district faces uncertainty as global brands plan to leave amid a declining sales environment insufficient to support ultra-high rental rates.  ...00:42
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Hong Kong’s retail leasing market in the Central CBD faces growing uncertainty
July 4, 2017
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Andy Yeung takes a bird’s-eye view of Hong Kong’s cramped housing conditions with his latest drone photography series.01:06
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A bird’s-eye view of claustrophobic Hong Kong living
June 13, 2017
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Hong Kong has been ranked as the least affordable city in the world to buy a home for six years in a row. ...02:06
Hong Kong housing
Can a capsule solve housing affordability in Hong Kong?
November 5, 2016
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It is no secret that Hong Kong is one, if not the most, expensive places in the world to own a home. While property prices are now experiencing a cooling trend, buying a home remains an...13:00
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Why is Hong Kong housing so expensive?
January 27, 2024
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Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat has been ranked as the world’s most expensive city for expats in 2021, according to an annual cost-of-living survey by consultancy firm Mercer. Hong Kong dropped to...01:54
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HK no longer world’s most expensive city
June 23, 2021
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SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo says blame the system, not the Hollywood star, for inequality.03:41
Coronavirus pandemic: All stories
Is Nicole Kidman immune to Covid-19?
August 20, 2021
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SCMP managing editor Yonden Lhatoo unboxes the US president’s disastrous meeting at the Oval Office with his Ukrainian counterpart, and contrasts it with the British prime minister’s slick handling...04:13
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How to, and how not to, handle Donald Trump when you want something from him.
March 7, 2025
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US President Donald Trump keeps talking about the “billions and trillions of dollars” that countries such as China will be paying his government in tariffs he imposes. In this monologue, Post...03:13
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IDIOT’S GUIDE TO TRUMP’S TARIFFS
January 29, 2025
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“If this is not terrorism, I don’t know what is,” says the Post’s managing editor of content, Yonden Lhatoo, about the carnage in Lebanon caused by exploding pagers and walkie-talkies.03:04
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JUST SAYING | THIS IS TERRORISM
September 19, 2024
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In this monologue, the Post’s managing editor of content, Yonden Lhatoo takes aim at the US presidential race and what it means for the rest of the world.03:10
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BIDEN OR TRUMP: WHOEVER WINS, WE LOSE
July 12, 2024
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Post managing editor Yonden Lhatoo calls out Lionel Messi for letting down his fans and leaving Hong Kong disgusted during his much-vaunted visit.04:00
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WHY HONG KONG HATES MESSI
February 6, 2024
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Washington’s plan to ban Hong Kong’s leader from the Apec summit is a textbook case of bullying by the US under the pretext of human rights, argues Post managing editor Yonden Lhatoo.04:15
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How the mighty US bullies little Hong Kong
August 9, 2023
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The Post’s chief news editor, Yonden Lhatoo, accuses the International Criminal Court of cowardice and double standards after it issued an arrest warrant only for Russian President Vladimir Putin...04:33
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ONLY PUTIN IS A WAR CRIMINAL?
March 31, 2023
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China recently wrapped up the “two sessions'' of its national legislature and top political advisory body. Beyond the confirmation of an unprecedented third term for President Xi Jinping and the...30:39
Talking Post with Yonden Lhatoo
What to expect from China under third-term President Xi Jinping
March 21, 2023