近月商厦租务成交，主要出现于新甲厦上，不少跨国企业趁机承租，作办公室升级。

据一间外资代理行每月商厦租金统计，港岛区整体甲级写字楼平均租金回落至每平方呎64.2元，按年下跌5.2%。港岛区整体空置率在4月份达到12.6%新高，港岛区大部分市场的写字楼租金下跌，其中中环甲级写字楼的租金跌幅最显著，按年下跌9.1%。

港岛租务成交 集中5千呎以下

该行指，香港写字楼市场录得不少内地企业的查询和新需求。一般而言，写字楼面积5,000平方呎以下，拥有海景及装修的中小型优质写字楼，最受内地租户追捧，在市场上较具竞争力和吸引力。

其中一幢新预租个案，落在全新甲厦上，涉及一家金融机构，租用中环长江集团中心二期单位，涉及约8,650平方呎。

九龙租金按月跌1.7%

至于九龙区写字楼市况上，莱坊指，4月份九龙区平均月租按月下跌1.7%至每平方呎约22.8元，连续第3个月下跌。交易以平均面积为3,000平方呎或以下的细交易为主。九龙东的写字楼租赁活动较为活跃，4月份的交易以搬迁个案为主。

据悉，近月九龙区商厦租务，主要来自啟德AIRSIDE上，最新消息指，啟德AIRSIDE录得大手洽租个案，涉及物业31至36楼 (项目不设34楼)，合共5层，每层面积约3.5万平方呎，合共约18万平方呎，若成交落实，以租用面积计算，为今年暂时最大手甲厦租务个案。

消息指，是次洽租为友邦保险，预计租用全新甲厦，有助提升品牌形象，并由其他使用办公室单位的部门迁入。近期租务焦点，落在啟德AIRSIDE上，今年连获多间机构承租，包括华侨银行、保诚保险以及德国超市品牌等，连同是次友邦租用多层，合共已租出逾30万平方呎楼面，连同南丰自用多层，令该厦出租率大幅提升。

后市上，该行认为，由于市场缺乏新需求，预计香港区甲级写字楼短期内的空置率将维持高位，2024全年租金将持平至下跌3%。至于九龙区方面，该行认为，尽管市场气氛疲弱，一些值得注意的新租赁交易支持上月的写字楼市场，由于市场不确定性可能持续存在，预计租户将保持谨慎态度。相信能提供节省成本的资本支出补贴，和租金有竞争力的写字楼物业，可以在具挑战性的环境中脱颖而出，预计九龙区写字楼市场在短期内，仍将面临供过于求和需求疲弱的挑战。

(经济日报)

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Home completions dive 54pc in April

Private home completions in Hong Kong slumped by 54.8 percent to 624 in April from 1,381 units month ago, data from The Rating and Valuation Department showed.

And a presale application made by CK Asset (1113) for its project at Anderson Road in Kwun Tong was rejected by The Lands Department as it was considered premature.

For the first four months, a total of 5,599 private flats were completed in the city, accounting for 25.1 percent of the government's target of 22,267 units for the whole year.

The four-month figure, however, was still down by 21.5 percent when compared to the 7,136 units completed in the same period last year.

Among them, smaller flats continued to see the largest number of completions. The number of flats with an area less than 40 square meters saw 2,948 completions in the first four months, taking up 52.7 percent of the total number of units completed, according to the official data.

This was followed by 2,039 flats completed during the same period with area between 40 and 69.9 sq m, accounting for 36.4 percent of the total.

In the primary market, phase 3B of Sun Hung Kai Properties' (0016) Novo Land in Tuen Mun is expected to release the first price list next week. The phase offers 769 flats in total, with areas ranging from 232 to 1,390 sq ft.

In Kennedy Town, The Highline will put more flats on the market as early as Saturday after revealing its first price list on Tuesday, which provides 50 units with the cheapest at HK$3.89 million.

The project is developed by Right Honour Investments under the Shanghai Commercial Bank.

In Hung Hom, Henderson Land Development's (0012) The Haddon is expected to launch sales next week after collecting 300 checks over the first batch of 92 flats.