{"id":171832,"date":"2026-05-22T06:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ai-boom-fuels-us11-6b-data-centre-investment-in-asia-pacific-as-hong-kong-eyes-niche-role\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T07:11:14","slug":"ai-boom-fuels-us11-6b-data-centre-investment-in-asia-pacific-as-hong-kong-eyes-niche-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ai-boom-fuels-us11-6b-data-centre-investment-in-asia-pacific-as-hong-kong-eyes-niche-role\/","title":{"rendered":"AI boom fuels US$11.6b data centre investment in Asia-Pacific as Hong Kong eyes niche role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nThe artificial intelligence boom is partially spurring investment in Asia-Pacific\u2019s data centre properties with a record US$11.6 billion worth of capital poured into the segment in 2025, according to CBRE.<br \/>\nIn Hong Kong, while AI-related demand is unlikely to be met because of technical limitations, leasing of data centre space was supported by \u201chyperscale CSPs (cloud service providers), mainland Chinese technology and e-commerce companies and financial institutions\u201d, the property consultancy&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/article\/3354407\/ai-boom-fuels-us116b-data-centre-investment-asia-pacific-hong-kong-eyes-niche-role?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI boom fuels US.6b data centre investment in Asia-Pacific as Hong Kong eyes niche role<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; The artificial intelligence boom is partially spurring investment in Asia-Pacific\u2019s data centre properties with a&#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-171832","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-IHu","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":144387,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-is-missing-out-on-asia-pacific-office-property-boom-as-supply-glut-puts-off-investors-colliers\/","url_meta":{"origin":171832,"position":0},"title":"Hong Kong is missing out on Asia-Pacific office property boom as supply glut puts off investors: Colliers","date":"May 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Hong Kong is missing out on an office investment boom in the Asia-Pacific region this year as a supply glut and high vacancy rates put investors off the segment, according to analysts.\r \r Source : South China Morning Post\r Read more...Hong Kong is missing out on Asia-Pacific office property\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":171950,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/us-fintech-firm-icapital-doubles-prime-office-space-in-hong-kong-amid-wealth-boom\/","url_meta":{"origin":171832,"position":1},"title":"US fintech firm iCapital doubles prime office space in Hong Kong amid wealth boom","date":"June 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Fintech company iCapital has more than doubled its office footprint in Hong Kong, leasing a 9,000 sq ft space in One International Finance Centre in the city\u2019s Central business district as it staffs up to capture rising demand for wealth-management services in Asia. 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