{"id":172808,"date":"2026-10-22T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T23:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/could-hong-kongs-student-housing-boom-lure-property-giants-off-the-sidelines\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T06:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T23:08:25","slug":"could-hong-kongs-student-housing-boom-lure-property-giants-off-the-sidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/could-hong-kongs-student-housing-boom-lure-property-giants-off-the-sidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Hong Kong\u2019s student housing boom lure property giants off the sidelines?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHong Kong\u2019s largest landlords and developers could get their first formal route into the rising student accommodation market after the government announced plans to tender land for a purpose-built student hostel this quarter, according to analysts.
\nDevelopment Secretary Bernadette Linn Hon-ho announced on Thursday the inclusion of a 1,100 square metre (11,840 square foot) site for student accommodation as one of two land tenders in the October to December quarter.
\nThe plot \u2013 at the junction of…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…Could Hong Kong\u2019s student housing boom lure property giants off the sidelines?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hong Kong\u2019s largest landlords and developers could get their first formal route into the rising...<\/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-172808","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-IXe","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":146959,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kongs-student-housing-boom-sees-investors-snap-up-assets-as-rents-soar\/","url_meta":{"origin":172808,"position":0},"title":"Hong Kong\u2019s student housing boom sees investors snap up assets as rents soar","date":"September 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Investors are converting discounted properties into student accommodation in Hong Kong, eyeing high demand and potential for growth.\r \r Source : South China Morning Post\r Read more...Hong Kong\u2019s student housing boom sees investors snap up assets as rents soar","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":170658,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kongs-small-office-landlords-turn-to-co-working-student-hostels-to-survive\/","url_meta":{"origin":172808,"position":1},"title":"Hong Kong\u2019s small office landlords turn to co-working, student hostels to survive","date":"March 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Hong Kong\u2019s struggling office landlords are ramping up efforts to convert their assets into co-working spaces and student accommodation in a bid to adapt to intense competition and the flight to quality, according to analysts. 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