{"id":161688,"date":"2025-09-29T08:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T01:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-schools-turn-to-property-investment-as-city-eyes-education-hub-status\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T09:08:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T02:08:30","slug":"hong-kong-schools-turn-to-property-investment-as-city-eyes-education-hub-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-schools-turn-to-property-investment-as-city-eyes-education-hub-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong schools turn to property investment as city eyes education hub status"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHong Kong\u2019s bid to be an international education hub is spurring investments in the city\u2019s battered commercial property segment, with hotels being converted to student housing and schools becoming a major driver of leasing in the retail sector, according to analysts.
\nSo far this year, investors have spent HK$2.6 billion (US$334 million) in the student accommodation segment, including Hong Kong Metropolitan University\u2019s acquisition of the Urbanwood Hung Hom Hotel, which was converted into student…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
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