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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
Former city leader CY Leung and a property agency founder are locked in a war of words over housing supply projections. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s CY Leung, Centaline founder clash over housing supply projections

Agency head Shih Wing-ching says Leung’s criticism involving his firm amounts to ‘personal attack’.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong property sales hit 4-month low as tariffs, rate outlook rattle buyers

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Asia housing and property

The View | Why policy intervention in Hong Kong property can only go so far

Architecture and design

This ‘modern-rustic’ Hong Kong home was ahead of the 2025 design trend curve

A design-savvy couple created a cosy haven in Braemar Hill, using rich textures to enliven a neutral backdrop.

The modern-rustic Braemar Hill, Hong Kong, family flat designed by hoo is on point for many 2025 home interiors trends. Photo: hoo
Hong Kong property

SHKP’s Sai Sha project: can it be the next Taikoo Shing or Lohas Park?

Hong Kong’s biggest property developer is likely to launch the first batch of 781 flats in the Sai Sha project this quarter.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Community spaces are a welcome addition

They are good examples of how government, businesses and charities can join hands to build a more caring and inclusive community.

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Hong Kong property

Slow start for Hong Kong’s first property launch in Year of the Snake

Only 27 of the 133 units on offer at The Reserve at Gold Coast Bay in Tuen Mun were sold as of 8pm.

Property agents and potential buyers at the sales office of The Reserve on Saturday. Photo: Elson Li
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‘Luxury’ Hong Kong estate’s ‘human touch’ to be preserved with AI, expert help

Residents, NGOs at Wah Fu Estate will help pick special features to preserve or recreate during redevelopment, and which shops should remain.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s December mortgages slump 21.1% on higher rates

Mortgage applications fell to 6,306 last month, the first decline since September, according to a statement by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Carrot and stick on public housing abuse in Hong Kong

Reward for whistle-blowers and tougher penalties for offenders simply common sense if Hong Kong is to solve it’s housing crisis.

Public housing under Lion Rock Mountain at Wong Tai Sin. The government has proposed amending the Housing Ordinance to tackle certain cases of abuse of public flats. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s cash-strapped Urban Renewal Authority to adjust pace of projects

Speed of redevelopments to be reviewed to improve authority’s financial position, while property firms will be given more information on projects before tenders.

The authority will have to pay about HK$30 billion for acquisitions in the next few years for five government-approved developments, including the Nga Tsin Wai Road-Carpenter Road project in Kowloon City, according to managing director Wai Chi-sing. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
John Lee

Hong Kong leader vows to tackle housing issues; 2 community spaces to open

John Lee also says tenants can move into the first batch of light housing flats by March.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong minister dispels ‘lying flat’ concerns as rental flat applications drop

Applications for public housing among those under 30 have declined by 46 per cent from 16,000 in 2019-20 to 8,600 in 2023-24.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong land sale to fetch around US$76 million amid developer caution

The New Territories site – the only residential plot offered in the previous quarter – has attracted bids from six developers.

An aerial view of Tai Wai, Sha Tin. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices complete third year of decline

Prices of second-hand homes fell in December, snapping a two-month rebound, and have dropped 27 per cent over the past three years.

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A woman walks past a property agency in South Horizons, Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong must beware of fallout in fixing public housing ills

Tighter limits, enforcement and penalties are steps in the right direction but careful implementation is vital to prevent unintended consequences.

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Hong Kong

Developers worried over risks in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis project

Authorities urged to bring forward infrastructure work to ensure sites’ development potential is met, reducing uncertainties for investors.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s ombudsman urges more legal action over public housing abuse

Watchdog finds Housing Authority had prosecution rate of 4.2 per cent last year for cases of public flats being misused.

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The government earlier proposed amending the Housing Ordinance to tackle certain cases of abuse of public flats. Photo: Jelly Tse
US-China relations

Letters | For ‘TikTok refugees’ on RedNote, kindness should be the watchword

Readers discuss social media etiquette, Hong Kong think tanks, abuse of public housing, and a show of Hong Kong professionalism.

Architecture and design

How this Hong Kong home pays homage to Tokyo ryokans

Japanese hotel Hoshinoya, which bridges tradition and modernity, provided the inspiration for this Sai Kung family home.

Hong Kong property

New Hong Kong title deeds system should include existing owners: lawmakers

Legislators say land and property owners should be allowed to transfer their title deeds to new system.

Hong Kong is proposing new legislation to set up a new title deeds registration system. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

Hong Kong to tackle potential land ownership disputes with new title deeds

Development Bureau says proposal set to take effect in two years and intended to prevent fraud.

A man walks past construction in Kai Tak. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong district councillor fined HK$1,000 for property tax form failure

Sky Li, 43, admits he failed to file a property tax return in the 2021-22 financial year.

Hong Kong property

The View | Hong Kong property market gloom has become self-fulfilling prophecy

There are good reasons Hong Kong’s real estate market keeps underperforming regional peers, but the prevailing narrative is too pessimistic.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong should not be rewarding people who snitch on neighbours

While updating laws to punish abuse of public housing is welcome, encouraging snitching will have ripple effects elsewhere.

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A pedestrian checks his phone near a public housing estate at Ngau Tau Kok on January 15. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

60% of Hongkongers in subdivided flats say proposed minimum too small: poll

Society for Community Organisation says government should factor in household size in effort to eradicate substandard homes.

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Hong Kong has 110,000 subdivided flats and is now seeking to weed out low-quality homes by only allowing those meeting certain criteria to remain on the market as “basic housing units”. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong

Public housing abuse tip-offs may double with reward scheme: Hong Kong minister

But housing chief Winnie Ho predicts only half of the complaints can be substantiated as some mix up private homes with public rental flats.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong to expedite approvals to keep construction sector from contracting

Repeated failed land bids had prompted some construction and architectural firms to cut jobs, force staff to go on unpaid leave.

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