Some of Hong Kong’s major developers own about 100 million sq ft of farmland in the New Territories. Photo: Winson Wong
Some of Hong Kong’s major developers own about 100 million sq ft of farmland in the New Territories. Photo: Winson Wong

Hong Kong developers’ rural land conversion in New Territories gathers pace, push for lower land premium due to softening market expected

  • Sun Hung Kai Properties pays HK$268 million (US$34 million) to convert farmland in Yuen Long into a residential project
  • Developers with large holdings in the northern New Territories are likely to negotiate for a lower land premium, analysts say

Some of Hong Kong’s major developers own about 100 million sq ft of farmland in the New Territories. Photo: Winson Wong
Some of Hong Kong’s major developers own about 100 million sq ft of farmland in the New Territories. Photo: Winson Wong
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