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Sun Hung Kai Properties adopts premium pricing strategy for Regency Bay, tags it 40 per cent higher than new projects in Tuen Mun

  • Regency Bay residential development in Tuen Mun is priced at HK$17,377 (US$2,241) per square foot after discount
  • Flats at Wing Tai Properties’ Oma by the Sea, launched in May, are 38.5 per cent cheaper than Regency Bay

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The interior of a show unit at Sun Hung Kai Properties’ Regency Bay project in Tuen Mun. Photo: Handout
Lam Ka-sing
Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong Kong’s biggest developer by market cap, has priced its latest project in Tuen Mun nearly 40 per cent higher than new launches in the New Territories, paying no heed to the third wave of coronavirus outbreak currently sweeping the city.

The developer has priced the first batch of 88 flats at its Regency Bay residential development at HK$17,377 (US$2,241) per square foot after discount, the highest among new projects launched in the district recently. Prices start at HK$4.68 million after discounts for a flat measuring 261 sq ft. SHKP has yet to announce the sales launch date of the flats.

“The developer is testing waters [as] it is the first new project priced amid the third wave of coronavirus outbreak,” said Louis Chan, vice-chairman of Asia-Pacific and chief executive of residential division at Centaline Property Agency. “The pricing of the first batch is aggressive.”

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SHKP’s selling price per square foot is 38.5 per cent higher than the HK$12,548 per square foot for Oma by the Sea launched by Wing Tai Properties in May this year. It is also 14.6 per cent higher than the HK$15,166 per square foot for its own Mount Regency phase two launched in June last year.

Meanwhile, used homes in Tuen Mun average HK$11,738 per square foot, about 48 per cent cheaper than Regency Bay, according to Centaline.

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The price reflects the seaviews from the project, said Amy Teo, general manager of Sun Hung Kai Real Estate Agency. She added that she was not worried about the sales as many of the developments in Tuen Mun are old.

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