{"id":111786,"date":"2019-10-22T11:19:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T04:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/as-hong-kong-protests-hit-business-landlords-offer-hk1-rents-in-citys-most-expensive-office-towers\/"},"modified":"2019-10-22T15:03:58","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T08:03:58","slug":"as-hong-kong-protests-hit-business-landlords-offer-hk1-rents-in-citys-most-expensive-office-towers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/as-hong-kong-protests-hit-business-landlords-offer-hk1-rents-in-citys-most-expensive-office-towers\/","title":{"rendered":"As Hong Kong protests hit business, landlords offer HK$1 rents in city\u2019s most expensive office towers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nSome landlords are getting desperate in attracting tenants to their offices in Hong Kong, as more than four months of civic unrest have deterred many companies \u2013 especially mainland Chinese tenants more willing to pay top dollar for marquee addresses \u2013 from expanding their businesses in the world\u2019s costliest commercial property market.Extra sweeteners are the order of the day, real estate agents said, especially for buildings that lack the cachet of famous anchor tenants, as landlords throw in\u2026&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/companies\/article\/3033979\/desperate-landlords-offer-some-worlds-costliest-office-towers\" target=\"_blank\">As Hong Kong protests hit business, landlords offer HK rents in city\u2019s most expensive office towers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; 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