New information has come to light about the timing of a secret agreement between now-Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung and an Australian engineering firm involving its 2011 acquisition of real estate agency DTZ, which could put the embattled leader… Read More>>
How CY Leung Legally Collected $6.5M Fee on DTZ Sale (Really)
Most observers agree that Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung did nothing illegal in extracting a $6.5 million payment for his part in the $124 million 2011 sale of DTZ to UGL.
However, as more details emerge about the timing… Read More>>
Eating Lunch and Snapping Selfies Atop a 346-Metre Tower in HK
After two Russians scaled the Shanghai Tower to film themselves dangling from the world’s second-tallest building, it seems to have started a new fad of climbing office towers just to show the world how tiny it looks from way,… Read More>>
HK’s DLN Architects Builds Management Team with Twin Promotions
Dennis Lau and Ng Chun Man Architecture & Engineers Limited today announced that Alexander Lush and Christine Kwan, in recognition of their service to the company’s clients, have been promote to become directors of the company’s Hong Kong office.
Both… Read More>>
Shanghai and Beijing Ranked as More Expensive Than Hong Kong
The cost of living in China’s major cities is now higher than in Hong Kong or Singapore, according to a survey of expatriate cost of living published this week by a global human resources consultancy.
The survey by ECA International… Read More>>
Ranking China’s 5 Most Livable and 10 Most Competitive Cities
Rising prices, worsening pollution, and the spread of economic development are changing the quality of life in China’s cities, and according to a newly released report, Zhuhai has now pushed aside Hong Kong as the country’s most livable city.
The… Read More>>
China Real Estate Investment Down 18% as APAC Market Slows
Following a record year in 2013, transaction volumes in Asia Pacific’s commercial real estate markets slid 15 percent year-on-year during the first quarter of 2014, with the value of investment deals in China dropping 18 percent, according to a recent… Read More>>
HK Developer Wharf Hints at Further China Housing Discounts
Hong Kong real estate powerhouse Wharf (Holdings) hinted that more discounts could be on the way for its China projects as even the strongest property companies become troubled by the country’s home sales headwinds.
The 128-year-old Hong Kong conglomerate has… Read More>>
Vanke Picks Up 2nd HK Real Estate Project for HK$860 Mil
China Vanke, the mainland’s biggest developer by sales, continued its global expansion this week by acquiring a residential site in Hong Kong for HK$860 million (RMB 688 million). The project will be Vanke’s second venture in Hong Kong and will… Read More>>
Dutch Designers Team with Gaw Capital to Transform HK Warehouse
Hong Kong private equity shop Gaw Capital and Dutch design firm MVRDV have started transforming a Kowloon warehouse into an 18,000 square metre set of luxury loft offices in a developing business area of Hong Kong.
MVRDV’s conversion of the… Read More>>