{"id":172916,"date":"2026-11-10T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T03:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/taiwanese-lender-moves-to-west-kowloon-as-financial-firms-lead-hong-kong-office-leasing\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T10:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T03:08:25","slug":"taiwanese-lender-moves-to-west-kowloon-as-financial-firms-lead-hong-kong-office-leasing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/taiwanese-lender-moves-to-west-kowloon-as-financial-firms-lead-hong-kong-office-leasing\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwanese lender moves to West Kowloon as financial firms lead Hong Kong office leasing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nA Taiwanese bank\u2019s deal to lease a large office space in West Kowloon adds to momentum in Hong Kong\u2019s office sector, where financial institutions have become the most active source of leasing activity.<br \/>\nE.Sun Commercial Bank plans to relocate its Hong Kong office to International Gateway Centre (IGC), taking about 55,000 square feet (5,110 square metres), according to two sources familiar with the matter. The bank agreed to lease a high floor at the grade-A office tower developed by Sun Hung Kai&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/article\/3373858\/taiwanese-lender-moves-west-kowloon-financial-firms-lead-hong-kong-office-leasing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwanese lender moves to West Kowloon as financial firms lead Hong Kong office leasing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; A Taiwanese bank\u2019s deal to lease a large office space in West Kowloon adds to&#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-172916","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-IYY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":130666,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ubs-to-lease-office-space-in-sun-hung-kais-west-kowloon-project-from-2026-bringing-its-hong-kong-staff-under-one-roof\/","url_meta":{"origin":172916,"position":0},"title":"UBS to lease office space in Sun Hung Kai\u2019s West Kowloon project from 2026, bringing its Hong Kong staff under one roof","date":"October 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The Swiss investment bank said it will lease 250,000 square feet of office space in the tallest tower of the West Kowloon terminus project, a small cluster of commercial buildings scheduled for completion in 2025.\r \r Source : South China Morning Post\r Read more...UBS to lease office space in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":171142,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/jpmorgan-signs-up-as-anchor-tenant-for-shkps-west-kowloon-office-development\/","url_meta":{"origin":172916,"position":1},"title":"JPMorgan signs up as anchor tenant for SHKP\u2019s West Kowloon office development","date":"March 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\r JPMorgan Chase has committed to leasing about 250,000 sq ft of space in the new Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) office towers in Hong Kong\u2019s West Kowloon district for 10 years, making the US investment bank the anchor tenant of the 700,000 sq ft mixed-use development, the Hong Kong-listed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":120768,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-government-departments-take-advantage-of-falling-rents-to-lease-more-office-space-in-kowloon\/","url_meta":{"origin":172916,"position":2},"title":"Hong Kong government departments take advantage of falling rents to lease more office space in Kowloon","date":"July 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The Hong Kong government is taking advantage of the drop in office rents to seek additional space for some departments, joining private companies looking to expand amid an improving economy.The Transport Department recently signed a lease for a huge office space in Kowloon, while the Lands Department is in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":170482,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ubs-move-to-west-kowloon-reshapes-demand-in-hong-kong-office-market\/","url_meta":{"origin":172916,"position":3},"title":"UBS move to West Kowloon reshapes demand in Hong Kong office market","date":"February 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\r As UBS consolidates its Hong Kong operations in West Kowloon to deepen mainland-linked growth, it does so at a time when Hong Kong\u2019s office market is showing tentative signs of recovery in prime districts such as Central. 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