{"id":77032,"date":"2018-01-17T16:52:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T09:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/first-time-buyers-in-hong-kong-may-be-allowed-to-use-mpf-savings-to-buy-a-house-but-dont-hold-your-breath\/"},"modified":"2018-01-17T17:06:33","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T10:06:33","slug":"first-time-buyers-in-hong-kong-may-be-allowed-to-use-mpf-savings-to-buy-a-house-but-dont-hold-your-breath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/first-time-buyers-in-hong-kong-may-be-allowed-to-use-mpf-savings-to-buy-a-house-but-dont-hold-your-breath\/","title":{"rendered":"First-time buyers in Hong Kong may be allowed to use MPF savings to buy a house \u2026 but don\u2019t hold your breath"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFirst-time buyers in Hong Kong could eventually be allowed to withdraw their Mandatory Provident Fund savings to buy property, under proposals being considered by the pensions regulator.
\nSenior executives at the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) said on Wednesday that the idea is being studied, although it is unlikely to happen \u201cany time soon\u201d because it would only fuel the city\u2019s sizzling property market, already seen by many as a bubble on the verge of…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…First-time buyers in Hong Kong may be allowed to use MPF savings to buy a house \u2026 but don\u2019t hold your breath<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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