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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
CK Asset’s mass residential project in Kwun Tong. Some 87,000 new flats in Hong Kong are estimated to be ready by the end of next year, according to JLL. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong home prices: up or down? Experts weigh in with forecasts for 2025

Analysts forecast up to 5 per cent price fall or rise amid oversupply, falling interest rates and improving stock market performance.

Architecture and design

A long-standing family home gets a feng-shui friendly makeover

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Hong Kong may reward residents who report subpar flats breaching new rules

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Hong Kong environmental issues

My Take | Time to accept that Hong Kong’s golf club housing plan is a swing and a miss

A court ruling that found the EIA for the project was riddled with errors and breaches of the law may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

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Plans to use land at the Hong Kong Golf Club for housing have been hit by a ruling that an Environmental Impact Assessment was riddled with errors and breaches of the law. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong courts

Editorial | Ruling allows for a broader look at Hong Kong’s golf club housing plan

Hong Kong has embarked on major projects that will have an impact on the environment. It is essential to get the assessment process right.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong logs first cases of evictions ahead of subdivided-flats clampdown

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho says complaints allege landlords evicted tenants in anticipation of government’s clampdown on subpar flats.

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Last tenants to leave ‘luxury’ Hong Kong public housing estate 6 years early

Authority could bring forward rehousing schedule for those living at Wah Fu Estate to between 2034 and 2035.

The 18-block Wah Fu Estate in Pok Fu Lam will be redeveloped. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong plans 37 priority farmland areas but critics say some sites left out

Environment and Ecology Bureau says it has identified 37 agricultural priority areas comprising around 980 hectares of land.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Explainer | Court ruling is latest twist in battle to build flats on Hong Kong golf course

Post looks back at years-long effort to construct public housing on exclusive course and what’s next after Monday’s High Court ruling.

Architecture and design

This jet-setting couple’s Hong Kong apartment got a Japanese makeover

The Zen-inspired pied-à-terre, designed by In Situ & Partners, is a minimalist haven with a traditional tatami room, tea pantry and onsen.

The living room and tea room of the Japanese-style Mid-Levels, Hong Kong, apartment designed by In Situ & Partners. Photo: Luca Bonnefille
Hong Kong politics

Golf course ruling won’t have ‘huge impact’ on Hong Kong flats supply: John Lee

But chief executive says court ruling will significantly affect the number of flats, density and completion date of the project.

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Part of the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong urged to rethink plan for Fanling golf course flats after court ruling

‘Given the complexities and variables of the case, the government needs to reconsider the usage of this land,’ lawmaker Andrew Lam says.

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Landlords warned over evictions as Hong Kong subdivided-flat consultation starts

Government proposes new laws that only allow registered subdivided flats that meet certain criteria to remain on the rental market.

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Hong Kong courts

Golf club reprieve as Hong Kong court quashes approval for 12,000 flats on site

Judge notes that decision could lead to public consultation being conducted again.

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The Hong Kong Golf Club at Fanling. Photo: Dickson Lee
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Letters | Hong Kong courts back rights of gay couples. Government should too

Readers discuss the court rulings upholding equal rights on housing and inheritance, the city’s less-than-busy roads, what sets Singapore’s housing estates apart, and Australia’s social media ban.

A survey last year found that 60 per cent of Hongkongers supported same-sex marriage. Photo: Shutterstock
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16-year wait for Hong Kong public housing? Singles under 60 slam policies

‘Is being single a sin,’ asks one resident, who is among those saying they are being left behind by focus on families and elderly.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong developers say profits come first after Beijing’s North Metropolis call

‘One country, two systems’ guarantees that no top-down instruction will be placed on developers to discharge their social responsibilities, industry representative says.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Time to enforce building code for barrier-free access in Hong Kong

Readers discuss the slow pace of change to cater to wheelchair users, tackling hospitals’ operational issues, elderly people who live alone and the call for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

Two elderly women rest in a park next to a wheelchair, in Hong Kong’s Cheung Sha Wan district on May 29. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

85 business heavyweights pledge to support Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis

Enterprises also sign agreements among themselves on related projects, with investment amounting to more than HK$100 billion.

Hong Kong courts

Editorial | Rights for same-sex couples and transgender people in Hong Kong long overdue

Progress on framework to protect “core rights” urgently required after decisions by Hong Kong’s top court on housing and inheritance.

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Cheaper homes at risk in Hong Kong plan to wipe out substandard flats: operator

Concern group also says tenants affected by plan will need help relocating as they may be left with few affordable options.

A subdivided tenant lays in his bunk bed space in Sham Shui Po. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong society

Jail terms proposed under plan to wipe out substandard flats in Hong Kong

Proposal revealed after housing chief urged landlords not to illegally chase out tenants for renovation before minimum standards finalised.

A tenant of a 60 sq ft subdivided flat with no individual toilet in Sham Shui Po. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong urged to speed up on laws for gay couples’ rights after court rulings

Court of Final Appeal upholds rulings that same-sex couples can enjoy same rights as other families in terms of inheritance, public housing.

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Northern Metropolis strategy taking shape but questions remain

Hong Kong megaproject will include universities and dormitories, an integrated hospital for teaching and research and, eventually, private flats.

Hong Kong economy

Firms to pledge support for Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis after Beijing’s call

Firms will attend ceremony on Friday to show they intend to take part in the mega development, sources say.

The Northern Metropolis will be developed on land at the border with Shenzhen. Photo: Martin Chan
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong rental yields hit 12.5-year high on talent influx

Analysts expect momentum to improve further in 2025 as more professionals enter the city and people keep putting off home purchases.

Raindrops on the camera lens refract a night view of Hong Kong’s Sham Shui Po district on November 19, 2024. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong

Villagers facing relocation deadline march to Hong Kong government headquarters

Residents demand better resettlement terms ahead of December 6 deadline to vacate Hung Shui Kiu area slated for Northern Metropolis redevelopment.

Hong Kong economy

Is Hong Kong’s system of assessing land demand broken? Experts have the answers

Professor Liu Pak-wai says geopolitical headwinds and integration with mainland China warrant reassessment of city’s land needs.

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