Only about 20 per cent of residents in one housing block taking part in Hong Kong’s waste charge trial were using designated bags.
China is trying to end its ‘epic’ property crisis. The hard work is just beginning
Beijing has launched its most ambitious plan yet to rescue its property market, a development that investors have eagerly anticipated for months. But it’s far from certain that the measures will work.
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Hongkong Land to expects ‘significantly lower’ H1 profits amid weak buyer sentiment in China
PROPERTY developer Hongkong Land said that it expects its underlying profit for H1 FY2024 to be “significantly lower” than the previous financial year as it faces slower sales in China. Read more at ...
China’s property support measures disappoint, developers’ shares falter
By Clare Jim and Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shares of Chinese developers wobbled on Monday as investors fretted that China's "historic" steps to stabilise its crisis-hit property sector fell short of ...
Hong Kong stocks rise to 10-month highs after China’s property rescue measures
Hong Kong stocks climbed to a 10-month high as Beijing's latest efforts to salvage the beleaguered property sector boosted sentiment, with some analysts advising caution as cleaning up the sector ...
Hong Kong Stocks Start Week With Another Gain
Hong Kong shares built on a long-running rally on Monday after China last week unveiled plans to help its property sector, and as traders were upbeat about a possible US interest rate cut in the ...
Hong Kong, Shanghai Stand Out In Asia After China Property Move
Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks rallied Friday after China unveiled its most wide-ranging measures to support the country's battered property sector, sending real estate firms soaring.
Hong Kong and Singapore retail fortunes pick up, but Lion City could win in the long-term
Hong Kong fared slightly better, with rents for high street shops rising 1.7 per cent and prime shopping centres by 0.7 per cent in the same period, according to the property consultancy. It was, ...
Traditional Chinese design turns abandoned rural Hong Kong apartment into quirky home full of character
A couple threw themselves into renovating the upstairs flat in an abandoned house on Lantau Island and making it their dream home The result is an apartment bursting with colour and character that ...
Senior Hong Kong police officer jailed for 6½ years over HK$26 million mortgage fraud
Judge opts to reduce Superintendent Harbour Chan’s starting sentence by six months to reflect his ‘contribution to society’.
China to let local governments buy homes, cut mortgage rates to revive property sector
China will allow local government authorities to buy some homes at "reasonable" prices to provide affordable housing, Vice Premier He Lifeng told an online meeting on housing policy on Friday, the ...
Chinese property developer Country Garden’s Hong Kong liquidation hearing adjourned
A Hong Kong court adjourned to Jun 11 a hearing of a petition on Friday (May 17) seeking liquidation of Country Garden, providing a breather to the embattled Chinese developer amid B ...
China has teased how it might fix its property crisis. Markets are loving it
Chinese stocks surged on Thursday after officials in a major city announced plans to buy unsold homes in what some analysts believe could be a trial run for a much bigger solution to the country’s ...