「铺王」邓成波家族继续大手沽货减磅，最新更首度沽售酒店，湾仔庄士企业大厦18层楼面，包括酒店及写字楼各9层，涉资4.15亿，平均每呎9257元，持货7年，帐面获利约3150万，物业升值9.2%。

上址为庄士企业大厦18层全层，包括5、7至15楼合共9层写字楼，以及16至24楼合共9层，叫旭日雅捷酒店，拥有50间房间，消息人士透露，该批全层商厦以4.15亿易手，该总楼面44829方呎计算，平均呎价约9257元。

该批物业属邓成波家族最近推放售的项目，亦是该家族首次沽售酒店，不过，市场人士表示，由于该酒店并非属全幢完整业权，沽售可以理解，并不代表该家族即将继续出售酒店。

域陞集团发言人接受本报查询，回应指上述属于正常买卖，表示集团会不时审视及优化资产组合。

首次沽售酒店

由于目前纪惠集团是该厦大业主之一，持有地铺至3楼，市传上述18层写字楼由该集团购入，不过，纪惠集团行政总裁汤文亮接受本报查询，指物业并非由他们购入。邓成波在2014年期间，分批买入该厦的单位，涉资约共逾3.8亿，今番帐面获利约3500万，物业升值约9.2%。

平均每呎9257元

波叔离世后，该家族由今年5月至今，连沽40项物业，合共套现近98亿，其中，最大宗的为屯门东亚纱厂工业大厦，作价约22.4亿。近期，该家族新以1.8亿沽出铜锣湾礼顿道巨铺，持货4年帐面蚀让约3500万，物业期间贬值约16%。

累沽40项物业 套现逾98亿

邓成波家族最近部署新一轮沽货行动，刚放售39项物业，包括旧楼、写字楼、铺位及酒店等项目，其中33项物业设意向价，意向价合共约47亿，另外6项则由準买家出价再作决定，当中最贵重物业为湾仔骆克道庄士企业大厦部分写字楼及酒店，楼面分别为11750方呎及11331方呎，总楼面23081方呎，意向价6.2亿，平均呎价约26862元。

(星岛日报)

观塘道甲厦三层4.5亿沽 「手套大王」叶建明承接

亿京发展旗下商业项目观塘道368号甲厦，频录大手成交，共涉资7.5亿，其中，有外号「手套大王」的叶建明及友人，分别斥巨资购入该厦，叶氏购入该厦3层全层特色户，作价4.516亿，其友人亦大手购入该厦全层，他们成为该厦最大买家，将取得该厦命名权。

将取得大厦命名权

市场消息指，叶建明购入该厦33、35及36楼全层单位，其中33楼全层建筑面积约9566方呎，涉资逾1.473亿，平均呎价15400元，35楼面积与33楼一样，以每呎1.59万易手，涉资1.52亿，还有36楼以1.522亿易手，建筑面积约9250方呎，平均呎价1.64万，另平台176呎。

平均呎价逾1.54万

叶建明合共以4.516亿购入该厦单位，该厦22楼及37号，亦分别由他的朋友购入，涉资合共逾3亿，由于他们成为该厦最大买家，叶氏拥有该厦命名权，将以旗下公司命名，取得波崸大厦或波顿中心。

叶氏友人另斥三亿购两层

观塘道368号位于观塘商贸区，毗邻港铁牛头角站。该项目设有7间商铺及29层写字楼，地库设有3层停车场，提供共140个私家车位和15个电单车位。写字楼单位建筑面积由654至9566方呎，适合不同行业发展，而地面铺位处观塘道。

(星岛日报)

葵涌三工厦申重建

近年不少工厦申请改划重建发展，其中，城规会单日接获3宗葵涌区的工厦重建申请，最瞩目为外资基金安祖高顿持有的工厦活化项目EDGE，新近亦申请放宽两成地积比，以重建一幢楼高22层的新式工业大厦，可建总楼面逾31万方呎。

EDGE申扩地积比两成

据城规会文件显示，上述项目位于葵荣路30至34号，现时属「其他指定用途」註明「商贸」地带，申请拟议略为放宽地积比率限制，以作准许的非污染工业发展 (不包括涉及使用/贮存危险品的工业经营)。

上址地盘面积约27468方呎，申请放宽地积比率约20%发展，由9.5倍增加至11.4倍，以重建为一幢22层高的新式工业大厦 (包括1层地库)，可建总楼面约313155方呎。

申请人指，是次申请善用珍贵土地资源，以配合本港不断转变的社会及经济需要；而且申请用途不会对本区居民带来滋扰。

由金朝阳收购的同区南华冷房工业大厦，新近向城规会申请放宽两成地积比，以重建一幢楼高20层的数据中心。

项目位于华星街13至17号，目前属「工业」用途地带，拟议略为放宽地积比率限制，以作准许的资讯科技及电讯业 (拟议数据中心发展)。地盘面积约19134方呎，申请放宽地积比率约20%发展，由9.5倍增加至11.4倍，以重建为一幢20层高的数据中心 (包括1层地库停车场)，可建总楼面约218129方呎。

申请人指，拟议重建方案符合政府活化工厦的政策，而作为数据中心发展亦符合政府推动创新科技发展的政策。

罗氏美光申放宽高限

另外，同区由美联工商铺等持有的罗氏美光发展大厦，早前已获批重建为新式工厦，近日再向城规会提交新发展方案，以重建为一幢楼高28层商业大楼。

罗氏美光发展大厦位于葵定路10至16号，项目地盘面积约14870方呎，申请放宽地积至14.1倍发展，而建筑物高度由主水平基準以上105米申请放宽至125.3米，即增加约19.33%，以重建为1幢楼高28层 (包括4层地库、各1层的防火层及平台)商业大楼，可建总楼面约209667方呎。申请人指，是次申请符合「其他指定用途」註明「商贸」地带的规划意向，拟议建筑物高度与邻近建筑物高度相符；为葵涌道工业/商贸区一转型升级创立良好的先例。

(星岛日报)

「一铁一局」项目共截收71份意向 中港财团争夺 两项目估值逾百亿

港铁东涌牵引配电站物业发展项目，及市建局土瓜湾以「小区模式」发展的鸿福街/银汉街项目，昨日同步截收意向书，分别截收35份及36份意向书，吸引各大中、港发展商入意向，符合市场预期。

发展规模较大的港铁东涌牵引配电站物业发展项目，昨午2时正式截收意向书，港铁发言人指，项目共收35份意向书，符合市场预期。

综合记者现场所见及市场消息指，已递交意向书的发展商，包括佳兆业、长实、新地、恒基、会德丰地产、信和、南丰、新世界、华懋、英皇国际、建灝地产、远东发展、中国海外、万科香港、路劲等，上述发展商除有入港铁东涌项目外，亦有提交市建局土瓜湾鸿福街项目意向书；由于港铁容许发展商以网上形式提交意向书，故有不少发展商透过网上递交。

港铁东涌项目建1800伙

该项目靠近该綫的东涌东站。资料显示，项目坐落于东涌市地段第50号地段，位于东涌文东路及毗邻东涌北公园，邻近区内指标屋苑映湾园；项目地盘面积约15.5万方呎，属住宅用途，以地积比率6倍计，住宅可建总楼面约93.96万方呎，可提供1400至1800个住宅单位。

市建局土瓜湾第二个以「小区模式」发展的鸿福街/银汉街项目，亦于昨日截收意向书，市建局公布，共接获36份意向书；与该局于本月初批出的庇利街/荣光街项目意向书数目相同。

佳兆业两项目同入意向

据现场所见及市场消息指出，除前述已知的15家发展商有提交两项目意向书外，昨天市建局项目现场，亦有旭辉、爪哇、招商局置地、碧桂园等派代表提交意向书。

佳兆业资本市场部、传媒及投资者关係部总经理助理杜晴表示，先来取得一些项目资料，然后将再作研究。

英皇物业经理蔡宏基指出，本港对住屋有刚性需求，故集团对项目感兴趣，先前曾与市建局于福荣街有合作项目，是次亦想拿取更多的资料，暂时考虑独资发展。

市建土瓜湾估值约62亿

上述鸿福街发展项目，位于土瓜湾鸿福街1至51号 (单数) 及银汉街2至42A号 (双数)，地盘面积约49310方呎，可建总楼面约443789方呎，预料可提供约750伙。综合市场估值，上述鸿福街/银汉街项目估值约59.9亿至62.1亿，每方呎楼面地价约13500至14000元。

(星岛日报)

长沙湾13项目重建 写字楼佔8成楼面

活化工厦2.0政策渐见成效，长沙湾近期再接获财团申请重建，区内10个重建项目，连同近年批出的3幅商贸用地，合共提供逾450万平方呎楼面，当中近8成楼面属于办公室用途。

6个案获批活化 全港第4多

活化工厦2.0推出至今近3年，截至今年年8月底，城规会共收到58宗申请工厦重建申请，并批准了其中52宗申请，合共提供约1,167万平方呎楼面，当中长沙湾区内6宗个案获批，属于全港获批宗数第4多个地区。

与此同时，上周再有区内大业主申请重建，其中Fung Properties (HKS) Limited持有的荔枝角长沙湾道868至888号利丰大厦，及比邻香港纱厂等商厦均提出重建，将会兴建2至3幢的商厦或新式工厦，涉及多达逾130万平方呎楼面。当中位于长沙湾道868至888号利丰大厦，放宽地积比率至14.4倍，拟重建为1幢27层高的商厦，涉及约28.77万平方呎。

长沙湾道2项目申改建

至于比邻的长沙湾道800及828号及大南西街601至603号香港纱厂工业大厦第1及2期，则分别向城规会提交两个方案，一个方案是兴建2幢33层高商厦，另一个方案则为兴建1幢28层高的新式工厦，重建后楼面同为约107.7万方呎楼面。

另外，当中第一集团近两年连扫区内3幢工厦作重建，亦分别位于大南西街及长沙湾道，均向城规会申请放宽地积比率，将会兴建成新式工厦，涉及逾51万平方呎楼面。例如长沙湾道916至922号工厦，佔地约9,600平方呎，将重建1幢27层高全新工厦，总楼面约12.92万平方呎，而长沙湾道924至926号工厦，地盘面积约1.2万平方呎，亦将重建为27层高工厦，总楼面约17.2万平方呎。

同时，政府在过去几年批出3幅长沙湾的商贸及商业用地，并由新世界 (00017) 以近约147亿元连环夺得，将兴建4幢甲级商厦，合共涉约190.8万平方呎楼面，打造成庞大的商业王国。

整体而言，长沙湾区内未来13个工商业重建项目，将会提供约451万平方呎，当中6个属于新式工厦，涉及95.5万平方呎楼面，其餘7个作写字楼发展的项目 (包括香港纱厂工业大厦第1及2期)，则会提供约356万平方呎楼面，佔区内未来楼面供应近8成。

(经济日报)

邓成波家族1亿沽骆驼漆大厦全层

代理表示，观塘骆驼漆大厦第1座1楼全层，面积约14795方呎，物业以连租约形式易手，成交价约1亿元，呎价约6759元。

据知，今番买家为投资者庄道济，同时持有毗邻福昌大厦11间地铺。

土地註册处资料显示，原业主为邓成波家族，于2010年以约4700万元购入，持货11年，账面获利约5300万元，物业期间升值约1.12倍。

(信报)

Hong Kong home prices revised to record high in July, edge lower in Aug

Hong Kong private home prices hit a record high in July, according to revised data, before dropping a tad in August, suggesting one of the world's most expensive property markets is showing little sign of cooling.

The government has doubled down in recent weeks on a long-term pledge to make housing more affordable.

Prices in the global financial hub rose by a revised 0.8 percent in July, before dipping 0.15 percent in August, official data showed. The price index of 397.7 for July was a record high and compares with 397.1 in August.

The previous record high was 396.9 in May 2019 before mass anti-government protests and the Covid-19 outbreak.

Prices are up 4.5 percent since the end of last year, buoyed by a recovering economy and hopes that mainland Chinese buyers will return to the market when Covid travel restrictions are lifted.

In Hong Kong, 7.5 million people are packed into roughly 30 percent of the territory, with the rest comprising green belts, country parks, woodlands and wetlands where any plans for development have faced tough opposition from environmentalists.

Making housing more affordable has been a priority for all of Hong Kong's leaders since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997, although the prospect of owning a home is still a distant dream for many.

During a visit to a property showroom in August, Eunice Ma, 50, said she was planning to buy a two-bedroom in a high-end new development close to the mainland China border for her 26-year old son.

"Whether the flat will make a profit or not, I don’t think about it that way, because I purely want it for my son's marriage in the future," she said.

The city also has a serious shortage of car parks, resulting in some spaces fetching huge sums of money. Local media reported earlier this year that a luxury residential development on The Peak sold a parking space for HK$10.2 million (US$79 million).

As part of efforts to solve the chronic housing shortage, Hong Kong plans to build artificial islands at an estimated cost of at least HK$624 billion.

Betting on the high demand, real estate is still seen by many as the safest investment.

"Keeping the money in a bank doesn't give you interest, but with an apartment you can at least rent it out," said Vera Tang, a 50-year old housewife who was looking to use her retirement fund to buy an apartment for investment.

(The Standard)

MTR project at Tung Chung draws big names

MTR Corporation (0066) says it has received a total of 35 expressions of interest for the Tung Chung Traction Substation Property Development.

Henderson Land (0012), Sun Hung Kai Properties (0016), Road King Infrastructure (1098), Emperor International (0163) and Chinachem Group are said to have shown interest.

The project is a residential development to be built on top of the Tung Chung Traction Substation and its associated railway facilities with a maximum residential gross floor area of 87,288 square meters. It may provide 1,400 to 1,800 residential units.

Meanwhile, the Urban Renewal Authority has received 36 expressions of interest for a redevelopment project at the junction of Hung Fook and Ngan Hon streets in To Kwa Wan. Local media reported that Sun Hung Kai Properties, New World Development (0017), Chinachem Group, Nan Fung Group, SEA Holdings (0251) and Country Garden (2007), China Overseas Land & Investment (0688) and Kaisa (1638) were among the 36 involved in the tender. The project covers an area of 4,581 sq m, and will provide a maximum total gross floor area of 41,229 sq m upon completion.

A surveyors said that both projects have their own advantages and potential. The MTR site is close to the future MTR station with convenient transportation and a large scale of development, while the URA site is in a rare urban area, the surveyor said.

It is estimated that the land valuation of the MTR Tung Chung project is about HK$5.64 billion, while that of the URA project is about HK$5.33 billion.

(The Standard)

Hong Kong home prices slip from all-time high amid concerns about stock market wealth, policy speculation

Priced declined 0.15 per cent in August, while the reading for July was revised up to show an all-time high

Steep losses in stock market and speculation about market curbs in the October policy address will keep sentiment in check in the short term

Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices retreated for the first time this year in August from an all-time high, after a slump in the local equity market weakened buying sentiment.

Prices declined 0.15 per cent to 397.1 last month, according to an index published by the Rating and Valuation Department. The department revised the reading for July to 397.7 from previously reported 396.3. The previous record of 396.9 was set in May 2019.

The city’s benchmark equity index has declined every month this quarter, including a 10 per cent rout in July because of concerns about regulatory crackdown on private businesses and China Evergrande’s debt crisis.

The slump has erased US$615 billion in market value from 60 companies in the benchmark Hang Seng Index.

“Homebuyers are getting more cautious as the [index] is close to the historical peak,”  property agent said. “The low-interest rate environment will continue to support [the market].”

The drop in August could also be due to the wobble in the stock market since the middle of the year, according to another property agent. Prices are likely to continue to see-saw around current levels, the agent added.

Property buyers have remained apprehensive lately as stock prices wavered, hurting the wealth effect. Another reason for the caution is speculation about property market conditions before the annual policy address on October 6, agent said.

“Everyone wants to wait and see what other new measures the Policy Address will have about the housing market and land supply,” the agent added, given recent rumblings by mainland officials about the state of the housing crisis in the city.

Still, the agent is optimistic about the trend in the final quarter, predicting a potential 2 to 3 per cent gain in total as uncertainty surrounding Policy Address clears up.

“We believe the government will not impose further restriction on the Hong Kong housing market in the short term, but they will focus on building more affordable housing,” another agnet said.

New housing projects in October are expected to enjoy brisk sales, giving the secondary market a shot in the arm, another from another agency said.

Rentals have rallied for a sixth month in August for a cumulative gain of 4.7 per cent to 182.2, according to a rental index released by the Rating and Valuation Department. That’s stronger than the agent’s estimate for a 3.2 per cent gain for the year.

“The pandemic situation in Hong Kong is stable, the unemployment rate continues to fall, and the economy is slowly recovering,” agent said. “Rising rents are another indicator of economic improvement. Coupled with the peak summer rental season in August, rents have high chances to rise.”

(South China Morning Post)

Carrie Lam’s policy address could push Hong Kong developers to put 10,000 flats up for sale in fourth quarter

Lam’s annual speech ‘will definitely’ focus on land and housing supply issues, property agent said

Developers will be pressured to sell faster, or not to sit on land banks for too long: analyst

As many as 10,000 new flats may become available for sale in the fourth quarter of this year in Hong Kong, after Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, the city’s leader, unveils a widely expected blueprint for increasing land supply to alleviate a housing shortage in her last policy address on October 6.

New residential projects will be launched after Lam’s annual speech, which “will definitely” focus on land and housing supply issues, property agent said.

“There were widespread rumours [last week] that the central government in Beijing had spoken to Hong Kong’s developers [about helping to alleviate the housing shortage],” the agent said. “Beijing said it was concerned about Hong Kong housing issues about a year ago. So the chief executive will definitely talk about supply.”

Lam is expected to announce supply measures that could include speeding up the conversion of farmlands, the Land Sharing Pilot Scheme, the streamlining of the application process at the Town Planning Board, as well as possibly speeding up the funding for the Lantau Tomorrow Vision project.

The land sharing scheme is used to enhance the development potential of private land currently constrained by inadequate infrastructure.

Developers “will be pressured to sell faster, or not to sit on land banks for too long, given the political pressure”, excluding factors such as demand, progress in construction and approval processes that might not have kept pace with faster sales, analyst said. “They won’t price [flats] lower though, unless [there is] further political pressure or direction – say the Hong Kong government imposes price caps or introduces other measures such as those in mainland China,” analyst said, adding that these measures would be “difficult” to introduce in Hong Kong.

About 35 new projects might hit the market in the coming months. Among these will be Centralcon Properties Company’s The Arles residential project in Fo Tan. The company is expected to announce the pricing for the 1,335-unit project in the next two weeks.

Sun Hung Kai Properties, the city’s largest developer by market value, has four projects in the pipeline. These include the 1,030-flat phase 1B of The Yoho Hub in Yuen Long, 388 apartments in the second phase of Wetland Seasons Bay, phase two of Victoria Harbour in North Point, as well as the second phase of Central Peak in East Mid-Levels.

“The market for new homes has been lively recently,” property agent said. The imminent launch of Centralcon’s “large new project in Fo Tan attracted a lot of first-time buyers who want to wait and compare prices as they [consider] second-hand homes”, the agent said.

Secondary market transactions are, in fact, expected to hit a 10-month low in September as turnover slows down, according to a property agency, amid potentially new supply becoming available in the fourth quarter.

The number of such transactions is expected to fall 18.7 per cent this month to about 3,600, the lowest since November 2020. The number of new homes sold in September, on the other hand, will be up 1.6 times to about 1,800.

This could also be attributed to high home prices, which have prompted some buyers to take more time to consider, as well as regulatory actions in mainland China that have sent the stock markets crashing, agent said.

The overall number of property transactions, including commercial, industrial and residential property, in the first nine months of this year will be up 44.5 per cent year on year to 75,568, according to data from the agency.