{"id":158589,"date":"2025-08-02T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T02:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/can-hong-kongs-financial-sector-revive-the-citys-floundering-office-market\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T09:15:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T02:15:21","slug":"can-hong-kongs-financial-sector-revive-the-citys-floundering-office-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/can-hong-kongs-financial-sector-revive-the-citys-floundering-office-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Hong Kong\u2019s financial sector revive the city\u2019s floundering office market?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nIn the first instalment of our two-part series on Hong Kong\u2019s beleaguered property market, industry players pin their hopes on the resurgent IPO scene to boost office uptake and ease the pain for developers struggling with US$18.8 billion of loans.<br \/>\nKGI Financial Holding\u2019s expansion in Hong Kong has breathed new life into the city\u2019s struggling commercial real estate sector, with the Taiwanese financial firm leasing about 40,000 sq ft of space in the central business district.<br \/>\nManaging nearly&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/banking-finance\/article\/3320376\/can-hong-kongs-ipo-boom-plug-hole-citys-floundering-office-market?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Can Hong Kong\u2019s financial sector revive the city\u2019s floundering office market?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; In the first instalment of our two-part series on Hong Kong\u2019s beleaguered property market, industry&#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-158589","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-FfT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":118881,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/coronavirus-has-failed-to-dent-hong-kongs-fintech-push-future-role-as-fundraising-hub-for-bay-area-say-experts\/","url_meta":{"origin":158589,"position":0},"title":"Coronavirus has failed to dent Hong Kong\u2019s fintech push, future role as fundraising hub for bay area, say experts","date":"October 10, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Hong Kong\u2019s financial sector, its use of financial technology and role as a fundraising centre for the cities of southern China have weathered the coronavirus outbreak and even thrived in some areas, according to a panel of industry players.The city\u2019s finance sector has remained \u201cvibrant\u201d despite the health crisis,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":138725,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kongs-retail-sector-revive-top-landlords-see-positive-signs-from-shop-tenants-while-office-market-lags\/","url_meta":{"origin":158589,"position":1},"title":"Hong Kong\u2019s retail sector revive: top landlords see positive signs from shop tenants, while office market lags","date":"August 10, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Swire Properties says retail sales at some shopping centres are back at pre-pandemic levels, while Hysan Development reports rising tenant revenue. 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