{"id":161453,"date":"2025-09-24T07:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T00:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kongs-office-market-picks-up-amid-ipo-boom-demand-from-chinese-law-firms\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T07:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T00:33:12","slug":"hong-kongs-office-market-picks-up-amid-ipo-boom-demand-from-chinese-law-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kongs-office-market-picks-up-amid-ipo-boom-demand-from-chinese-law-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong\u2019s office market picks up amid IPO boom, demand from Chinese law firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nHong Kong\u2019s office segment is picking up due to leasing demand from mainland Chinese law firms and financial groups, supported by a buoyant stock market that has seen an increasing number of companies launch initial public offerings (IPOs) in the city.<br \/>\nOffice-leasing activity in August grew for a fifth straight month, with tenants absorbing 313,800 sq ft of net space, according to data compiled by JLL. The overall vacancy rate in the city increased 0.1 per cent to 13.5 per cent month on month in&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/article\/3326583\/hong-kongs-office-market-sees-resurgence-ipo-boom-demand-chinese-law-firms?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hong Kong\u2019s office market picks up amid IPO boom, demand from Chinese law firms<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Hong Kong\u2019s office segment is picking up due to leasing demand from mainland Chinese 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