10 h. ago Hong Kong to extend grace period to 3 years to fix subdivided flats: sources

Insiders say landlords will also need to pay a registration fee of between HK$1,000 and HK$3,000 for landlords to operate legally.

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10 h. ago Hong Kong may extend grace period to 3 years to fix subdivided flats: sources

Insiders say landlords will also need to pay a registration fee of between HK$1,000 and HK$3,000 for landlords to operate legally.

Politics

8 d. ago Hong Kong NPC deputies propose scheme to help mainland talent buy flats more easily

City’s representatives to China’s top legislature submit proposal that would allow mainlanders to buy properties through direct remittance.

Politics

1 week ago Hong Kong homebuyers deliver brisk weekend sales for developers, as small flats favoured

Strong results for Sun Hung Kai Properties and Henderson Land show improving sentiment after a stamp-duty cut, agents say.

Society

2 w. ago 3 hurt as suspected gas leak explosion rips through Hong Kong flat

Windows shatter in blast in 27th-floor flat while air conditioner and frame land on ground below.

Events

2 w. ago Authorities investigate ‘loosened tubing’ at gas blast Hong Kong flat

Explosion injures three people, including one critically, and blows air conditioner, a window frame and glass from flat onto ground.

Events

3 w. ago Investors to redevelop Hong Kong’s Kitec site into office, flats and hotel blocks

Consortium plans to give the former trade and exhibition centre a new lease of life following its permanent closure in June.

Society

3 w. ago Mother arrested after newborn baby found dead in Hong Kong flat

Police say grandmother reported that the two-day-old boy had been found unconscious in flat and was not breathing.

Events

3 w. ago Mother of baby found dead in Hong Kong flat ‘gave birth in public toilet’

Mother also told police officers she was unaware of her pregnancy, source says.

Events

3 w. ago CK Asset raises prices for Blue Coast II flats amid Hong Kong market optimism

Price of the next batch of 62 units raised by 2 per cent to an average of HK$22,781 (US$2,930) per square foot.

Economics

4 w. ago Henderson offers 63 flats in Eight Southpark at discount amid warming Hong Kong market

The developer is offering the first batch of flats in the Kowloon City project at an average price of HK$17,388 per square foot.

Events

4 w. ago Wait for Hong Kong public rental flats drops to 5.3 years, lowest since 2018

Chief Executive John Lee confident waiting time can be cut to 4½ years, if including applicants allocated to temporary homes.

Politics

4 w. ago Task force to look into cutting construction costs for Hong Kong public flats

Cost to build a public flat has risen by 5.4 per cent to nearly HK$1 million at a time when Hong Kong faces a massive deficit.

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last month Hong Kong to open applications for 5,060 temporary public flats next week

Second phase of scheme to cover sites in Kai Tak and Tuen Mun, as well as renovated former schools in Kwun Tong and Sheung Shui.

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