{"id":107707,"date":"2019-06-02T19:01:57","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T12:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/worsening-us-china-trade-war-hits-hong-kongs-office-rental-market-as-companies-put-expansion-plans-on-hold\/"},"modified":"2019-06-02T20:04:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T13:04:00","slug":"worsening-us-china-trade-war-hits-hong-kongs-office-rental-market-as-companies-put-expansion-plans-on-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/worsening-us-china-trade-war-hits-hong-kongs-office-rental-market-as-companies-put-expansion-plans-on-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Worsening US-China trade war hits Hong Kong\u2019s office rental market as companies put expansion plans on hold"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe worsening US-China trade war, which continues to depress stock markets and the economy, is affecting Hong Kong\u2019s office leasing market, as a growing number of companies are holding back their expansion or relocation plans, say market observers.Hedge funds, asset management companies and foreign trading firms are taking a wait-and-see approach.Hong Kong\u2019s benchmark Hang Seng Index lost 9.42 per cent of its value last month after the US escalated the trade war by announcing an increase in\u2026
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
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