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Hong Kong’s commercial property crisis

How Hong Kong's housing market became among the world’s most unaffordable

A historic look back at Hong Kong’s land sale market

Why Hong Kong Island’s ‘Southside’ is tipped to be city’s next ‘cool’ neighbourhood

Hong Kong’s property market

Illustration: Brian Wang


Business

Can Hong Kong’s IPO boom plug the hole in the city’s floundering office market?

Illustration by Henry Wong

A foggy view of Central, Hong Kong’s main central business district. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong’s office vacancy rate stood at around 15 per cent, according to a Savills report in June. Photo: Jelly Tse

The momentum in the IPO market could translate into tangible leasing demand, according to Savills. Photo: Jelly Tse

Massive uptake of office space by financial firms amid an upturn in the city’s IPO fortunes offers a glimmer of hope for the property sector.


New normal: why Hong Kong’s commercial property deep-freeze is here to stay

Illustration: Brian Wang

A view of office buildings in Central on January 17, 2025. Photo: Edmond So

Pedestrians pass empty shops in Causeway Bay on July 7, 2025.Photo: Sam Tsang

Landlords have ‘not yet faced reality’ as a ‘negative spiral’ makes recovery ‘improbable within the next decade’, analysts say.


HKMA, HSBC allay concerns about Hong Kong’s loan books amid city’s property market slump

A view of Hong Kong from Red Incense Burner Summit at Braemar Hill in North Point on August 12, 2025. Photo: Sam Tsang

Eddie Yue Wai-man, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, on July 9, 2025. Photo: Elson Li

The HSBC logo seen atop its headquarters in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters

A closed retail shop in Causeway Bay on August 9, 2024. Photo: Edmond So.

A view of Kowloon from the Sky100 observation deck on March 8, 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee

Risks associated with commercial real estate loans were manageable, HKMA and HSBC said in separate statements on Wednesday.


In this series, the Post looks at Hong Kong’s beleaguered property market, the reasons behind the downturn and how the industry plans to reverse the trend.


Hong Kong property

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Hong Kong’s commercial property crisis

In this series, the Post looks at Hong Kong’s beleaguered property market, the reasons behind the downturn and how the industry plans to reverse the trend.

Can Hong Kong’s financial sector revive the city’s floundering office market?

Massive uptake of office space by financial firms amid an upturn in the city’s IPO fortunes offers a glimmer of hope for the property sector.

Is the chill in Hong Kong commercial property actually an ice age?

Landlords have ‘not yet faced reality’ as a ‘negative spiral’ makes recovery ‘improbable within the next decade’, analysts say.

HKMA, HSBC allay fears about Hong Kong’s loan risks amid property glut

Risks associated with commercial real estate loans were manageable, HKMA and HSBC said in separate statements on Wednesday.