In a shopping mall in one of Hong Kong’s prime retail districts, more than 100 people wait patiently to take a lift to the sales floors – not to buy luxury bags or clothes, but high-end apartments...
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3 Oct 2013
Most people believe three taxes introduced to cool the property market should stay in place or be strengthened, a survey found, despite calls from lawmakers to make the measures "less spicy".
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18 Sep 2013
Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah on Wednesday urged lawmakers to support the government’s cooling measures for the property market, saying they were needed to stabilise flat prices.
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17 Sep 2013
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying appealed to legislators and the public to support property market cooling measures on Tuesday after the proposals were tabled in the Legislative Council in...
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25 Jun 2013
On the seventh floor of a luxury hotel in the heart of Hong Kong, a Chinese couple listens carefully as an agent takes them on a virtual tour of an upmarket property development for sale - not in...
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14 Jun 2013
Lawmakers have warned the government that they will vote against a proposal to double stamp duty on property purchases if the administration fails to make substantial changes.
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Chu Ip-pui, an executive director of Kerry Real Estate Agency, said yesterday an occupation permit for Bayview had been granted and a certificate of compliance was expected within a month. "Then...
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The middle class and our youth are effectively paying the highest taxes. The government prefers to generate revenue from selling land for high prices, which further drives up property prices. This...
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Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced in July last year that 5,000 "white form" applicants for HOS flats - prospective buyers of subsidised units currently living in private flats and who do...
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The 83,033 sq ft site at the junction of Fat Kwong and Sheung Foo streets could fetch between HK$3.8 billion and HK$4.38 billion, according to four surveying firms polled by the South China...
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The comment came a day after tenders for the first two sites offered under the "Hong Kong property for Hong Kong people" scheme, at Kai Tak, drew a strong response from developers, with 29 bids....
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Chambers of commerce that represent hundreds of foreign firms in Hong Kong are voicing unhappiness at the recent doubling of stamp duty on commercial property purchases.
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