20231016 Market Spotlight HK

A glut of office space and the expected opening of more commercial towers are likely to weigh further on Hong Kong's slumping real estate market. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Getty Images) 

Hong Kong property market woes pile pressure on government

End of COVID seclusion fails to stimulate real estate demand

HONG KONG -- After nearly a year of calls with real estate agents, Ms. Chan was relieved to finally sell her 400-square-foot, top-floor apartment in Hong Kong's northern residential district of Yuen Long for 5.8 million Hong Kong dollars ($741,000) last month. But the markdown of 32% from when it was valued at its peak two years ago was a disappointment.

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