Hong Kong

Housing Authority sets rent for 6 public rental housing estates

More than 77% of the flats will rent for less than $2.500 monthly.

Housing Authority sets rent for 6 public rental housing estates

More than 77% of the flats will rent for less than $2.500 monthly.

Property deals up 14.8% in 2017

The total deal consideration was $726.42b.

Investors still flock to Hong Kong's IPO market despite lacklustre year

Bloomberg reports that the recent IPO of Chinese eye-clinic drew the highest retail participation in 11 years.

HKQAA launches Green Finance Certification Scheme

It aims to support environmentally-friendly investments.

Number of registered local companies hits 1.38m in 2017

A total 160,229 local companies were newly registered last year.

Farmland conversion proposal may benefit major homebuilders

Developers must act quick to snap up deals to stay ahead.

BLOOM co-working space is a garden of creativity and productivity

Check out this swanky co-working space in the heart of Hong Kong’s business district.

Hong Kong poised to top global IPO market in 2018

It is expected to raise as much as $250b this year.

No chill: Property prices will go up and up

Only 1 in 10 or 11.5% of total households will be able to afford an average private housing by 2019.

On-demand services mobile app OKSir secures $5M in funding

Users can already choose from more than 6,000 providers.

FinTech loan platform WeLab raises US$220 million in funding from Alibaba, IFC

They are looking to extend services beyond the Greater China region.

Private development projects to provide 15,600 flats

It’s exponentially higher than the annual average of 4,200 flats in the past decade.

Public housing supply still short of ten-year target by 43,000 units

The target for public housing supply is set at 280,000 units and subsidised-sale flats.