The prices of Hong Kong homes are likely to fall by a fifth over a four-year period, as borrowing costs rise and demand slumps because of rising unemployment, Goldman Sachs said. ( read original story ...)
Best Kept Secret: Intellectual Property Protection In Hong Kong.
Copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets – types of intellectual property (‘IP’) that provide owners protection for their creations – are assuming greater importance and value in today’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Feb home prices drop to 13-month low
The pace of price declines accelerated last month as COVID-19 infections surged and government imposed new restrictions. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong February home prices drop to 13-month low, hit by new COVID-19 wave
Hong Kong private home prices dropped at a faster pace in February to their lowest since January 2021, official data showed on Tuesday (Mar 29), as the Asian financial hub was hit by a new wave of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s ethnic minority communities, ex-offenders say they need HK$10,000 e-vouchers too
Rigid eligibility rules for e-voucher scheme go against the spirit of helping needy, says Society for Community Organisation. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong actor and singer Nicholas Tse’s NFT venture could boost commercial real estate. Here’s how
could give fresh hope to Hong Kong’s softening commercial property market. Chef Nic Family, a food and lifestyle brand Tse founded in 2020, is collaborating with Hungry Sausages Lab, a Hong Kong-based ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong opens tap for more mortgage loans to first-home buyers
Hong Kong’s government will raise the amount of mortgages available in home loans to help more residents in the city’s pandemic-stricken economy get on the property ladder and forestall a ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: authorities to distribute kits containing rapid tests, KN95 masks to 3 million households starting next month
As our medical supplies are now sufficient, we will go for a wider distribution of those resources,’ city leader Carrie Lam said at a press briefing on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong architect convicted for carrying petrol, nails amid national anthem, security law protests
The defendant had said he had no knowledge of the items inside the two bags he was carrying, as he was only disposing of them for a friend, but a judge rejected that defence on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
HK’s rich eye Chinese property as Evergrande woes deepen
Property conglomerates in Hong Kong are snapping up new deals on the Chinese mainland, where homegrown developers such as China Evergrande Group remain mired in debt. But such aggressive expansion may ... ( read original story ...)
How smart interior design gave a 420 sq ft Hong Kong the wow factor and turned it into a cosy home perfect for entertaining
A good location, ample light, and some clever design hacks with mirrors and storage have turned a first-time homeowner’s small flat into a cosy home perfect for entertaining. ( read original story ...)
Henderson Land, Hong Kong’s third-largest developer, warns of tough times ahead as it reports 9 per cent profit fall for 2021
The fifth wave of coronavirus, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which triggered sanctions that have hit global trade, are likely to subdue Hong Kong’s economic recovery, the developer’s chairmen warn. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s gyms, dojos and fitness centres close, leaving landlords with up to 500,000 sq ft of vacant real estate
A recent wave of forced closures of fitness centres is creating vast areas of empty real estate in Hong Kong and driving down rents. ( read original story ...)
China’s property rebound is unstable
The recent relaxation of official pressure on the Chinese real estate sector is less reassuring than it seems. Battered property stocks surged last week on regulators' promises to stabilise the sector ... ( read original story ...)