{"id":122375,"date":"2021-10-05T11:01:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T04:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-needs-bold-land-supply-initiatives-to-underpin-next-growth-phase-into-a-smart-city\/"},"modified":"2021-10-05T11:17:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T04:17:55","slug":"hong-kong-needs-bold-land-supply-initiatives-to-underpin-next-growth-phase-into-a-smart-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-needs-bold-land-supply-initiatives-to-underpin-next-growth-phase-into-a-smart-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong needs bold land-supply initiatives to underpin next growth phase into a smart city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nSky-high office rents, and the dichotomy that US$100 million houses can coexist alongside tiny nano flats. Such is life in Hong Kong, where real estate prices make it one of the most expensive places in the world to live in and do business.How did we get there? High business operating expenses and living costs are driven by the dire shortage of land in Hong Kong. The problem is more obvious in the housing market. To address the issue, the government announced in the 2021-22 Budget a plan for\u2026&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/article\/3151099\/hong-kong-needs-bold-land-supply-initiatives-underpin-next-growth-phase?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hong Kong needs bold land-supply initiatives to underpin next growth phase into a smart city<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Sky-high office rents, and the dichotomy that US$100 million houses can coexist alongside tiny nano&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-vPN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":171622,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-developers-clear-stock-amid-strong-demand-and-shrinking-supply\/","url_meta":{"origin":122375,"position":0},"title":"Hong Kong developers clear stock amid strong demand and shrinking supply","date":"April 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Hong Kong developers released nearly 300 new flats to the market amid enthusiastic demand from potential homebuyers as the latest official data show completion of private residential units is set to decline this year and next. 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