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Hong Kong Final Report
Urban Displacement Project Hong Kong Final Report Meg Heisler, Colleen Monahan, Luke Zhang, and Yuquan Zhou Table of Contents Executive Summary 5 Research Questions 5 Outline 5 Key Findings 6 Final Thoughts 7 Introduction 8 Research Questions 8 Outline 8 Background 10 Figure 1: Map of Hong Kong 10 Figure 2: Birthplaces of Hong Kong residents, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 11 Land Governance and Taxation 11 Economic Conditions and Entrenched Inequality 12 Figure 3: Median monthly domestic household income at LSBG level, 2016 13 Figure 4: Median rent to income ratio at LSBG level, 2016 13 Planning Agencies 14 Housing Policy, Types, and Conditions 15 Figure 5: Occupied quarters by type, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 16 Figure 6: Domestic households by housing tenure, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 16 Public Housing 17 Figure 7: Change in public rental housing at TPU level, 2001-2016 18 Private Housing 18 Figure 8: Change in private housing at TPU level, 2001-2016 19 Informal Housing 19 Figure 9: Rooftop housing, subdivided housing and cage housing in Hong Kong 20 The Gentrification Debate 20 Methodology 22 Urban Displacement Project: Hong Kong | 1 Quantitative Analysis 22 Data Sources 22 Table 1: List of Data Sources 22 Typologies 23 Table 2: Typologies, 2001-2016 24 Sensitivity Analysis 24 Figures 10 and 11: 75% and 25% Criteria Thresholds vs. 70% and 30% Thresholds 25 Interviews 25 Quantitative Findings 26 Figure 12: Population change at TPU level, 2001-2016 26 Figure 13: Change in low-income households at TPU Level, 2001-2016 27 Typologies 27 Figure 14: Map of Typologies, 2001-2016 28 Table 3: Table of Draft Typologies, 2001-2016 28 Typology Limitations 29 Interview Findings 30 The Gentrification Debate 30 Land Scarcity 31 Figures 15 and 16: Google Earth Images of Wan Chai, Dec. -
Urban Forms and the Politics of Property in Colonial Hong Kong By
Speculative Modern: Urban Forms and the Politics of Property in Colonial Hong Kong by Cecilia Louise Chu A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in charge: Professor Nezar AlSayyad, Chair Professor C. Greig Crysler Professor Eugene F. Irschick Spring 2012 Speculative Modern: Urban Forms and the Politics of Property in Colonial Hong Kong Copyright 2012 by Cecilia Louise Chu 1 Abstract Speculative Modern: Urban Forms and the Politics of Property in Colonial Hong Kong Cecilia Louise Chu Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture University of California, Berkeley Professor Nezar AlSayyad, Chair This dissertation traces the genealogy of property development and emergence of an urban milieu in Hong Kong between the 1870s and mid 1930s. This is a period that saw the transition of colonial rule from one that relied heavily on coercion to one that was increasingly “civil,” in the sense that a growing number of native Chinese came to willingly abide by, if not whole-heartedly accept, the rules and regulations of the colonial state whilst becoming more assertive in exercising their rights under the rule of law. Long hailed for its laissez-faire credentials and market freedom, Hong Kong offers a unique context to study what I call “speculative urbanism,” wherein the colonial government’s heavy reliance on generating revenue from private property supported a lucrative housing market that enriched a large number of native property owners. Although resenting the discrimination they encountered in the colonial territory, they were able to accumulate economic and social capital by working within and around the colonial regulatory system. -
Right to Adequate Housing There Were No Recommendations Made on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (HKSAR) in the Second UPR Cycle
Right to Adequate Housing There were no recommendations made on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (HKSAR) in the Second UPR Cycle. Framework in HKSAR HKSAR is the most expensive city, worldwide, in which to buy a home. Broadly, housing is categorized into; permanent private housing, public rental housing, and public housing. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) has been extended to HKSAR and its implementation is covered under Article 39 of the Basic Law. The middle income group is squeezed by the rocketing prices, relative to low incomes; particularly given that there is no control to prevent public rental rates being set against the wider commercial property market. The crisis in the affordability of housing in Hong Kong has been noted by successive Chief Executives since 2013. For example, the current Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, said in her Policy Address in October 2017 that “meeting the public’s housing needs is our top priority”. However, despite these statements, since 2013 there has been a continued surge in property prices, rental prices and an increase in the number of homeless. Concerns with the lack of affordable and adequate housing were raised by the ICESCR Committee in their 2014 Concluding Observations on HKSAR. Challenges Cases, facts and comments • The government has not taken • Median property prices are 19.4 times the median sufficient action to protect and salary. promote the right to adequate housing • In the years 2007-2016, property prices in HKSAR under Article 11(1) of ICESCR, including increased by 176.4%, compared to a 42.9% rise in the right to choose one’s residence the median monthly income. -
2017 Final Results | Analyst Briefing
EASTWOOD2011\Roadshow presentation\Eastwood Roadshow Presentation_FINAL.ppt 2017 Final Results | Analyst Briefing 15th March 2018 © Swire Properties Limited EASTWOOD2011\Roadshow presentation\Eastwood Roadshow Presentation_FINAL.ppt Agenda Speakers : Guy Bradley, Chief Executive and Fanny Lung, Finance Director 1. Financial Highlights 2. Investment Portfolio 3. Trading Portfolio 4. Financing 5. Prospects 6. Q&A EASTWOOD2011\Roadshow presentation\Eastwood Roadshow Presentation_FINAL.ppt Highlights Solid performance in 2017 underpinned by higher rental income from Hong Kong, Mainland China and Miami, U.S.A. Well-placed for growth in investment property income with key projects - One Taikoo Place, South Island Place and Tung Chung Town Lot No. 11, scheduled for completion in 2018. Building project pipeline with new investments in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing.Highlights 14.2% y-y 10.2% y-y 8.5% y-y Equity Attributable Underlying Profit Dividend per Share to Shareholders (2017 Full Year) HK$ 44.00 per share HK$ 7,834 M HK$ 0.77 (2016 Dec: HK$ 38.52 per share) (2016: HK$ 7,112 M) (2016: HK$ 0.71) 3 EASTWOOD2011\Roadshow presentation\Eastwood Roadshow Presentation_FINAL.ppt Key Developments Feb 2018 Qiantan Project, Shanghai ~ 1.3M sq ft GFA Entered into a conditional equity transfer agreement for the acquisition of a 50% interest Jan 2018 One Taikoo Place ~ 1.0M sq ft GFA Topped out Qiantan Project Artist Impression Jan 2018 First Green Bond Issued for US$500M Dec 2017 Po Wah Building, 1-11 Landale Street and 2-12 One Taikoo Place Anton -
Public Housing in the Global Cities: Hong Kong and Singapore at the Crossroads
Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 11 January 2021 doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0201.v1 Public Housing in the Global Cities: Hong Kong and Singapore at the Crossroads Anutosh Das a, b a Post-Graduate Scholar, Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong; E-mail: [email protected] b Faculty Member, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Bangladesh; E-mail: [email protected] Abstract Affordable Housing, the basic human necessity has now become a critical problem in global cities with direct impacts on people's well-being. While a well-functioning housing market may augment the economic efficiency and productivity of a city, it may trigger housing affordability issues leading crucial economic and political crises side by side if not handled properly. In global cities e.g. Singapore and Hong Kong where affordable housing for all has become one of the greatest concerns of the Government, this issue can be tackled capably by the provision of public housing. In Singapore, nearly 90% of the total population lives in public housing including public rental and subsidized ownership, whereas the figure tally only about 45% in Hong Kong. Hence this study is an effort to scrutinizing the key drivers of success in affordable public housing through following a qualitative case study based research methodological approach to present successful experience and insight from different socio-economic and geo- political context. As a major intervention, this research has clinched that, housing affordability should be backed up by demand-side policies aiming to help occupants and proprietors to grow financial capacity e.g. -
Swire Properties Delivers Solid Results in First Half of 2021
For Immediate Release Swire Properties Delivers Solid Results in First Half of 2021 Strong fundamentals, combined with a balanced portfolio and strategic capital management fuelling Company’s future growth Summary of 2021 Interim Results • Increase in attributable underlying profit to HK$4,513 million, driven by the sale of car parking spaces at Taikoo Shing in Hong Kong. • Strong fundamentals delivering sustainable dividend growth of 3% year-on-year. • Resilient Hong Kong office portfolio with high occupancies and stable rents. • Robust Chinese Mainland retail portfolio with 38% year-on-year increase in attributable gross rental income. • Gradual recovery in Hong Kong retail portfolio with high occupancy and an increase in retail sales. • Strong balance sheet to scale up our investments in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland. Six months ended 30th June 2021 2020 Note HK$M HK$M Change Results Revenue 9,068 6,551 +38% Profit attributable to the Company's shareholders Underlying (a), (b) 4,513 3,753 +20% Recurring underlying (b) 3,716 3,702 0% Reported 1,984 1,029 +93% HK$ HK$ Earnings per share Underlying (c), (d) 0.77 0.64 +20% Recurring underlying (c), (d) 0.64 0.63 0% Reported (c), (d) 0.34 0.18 +93% Dividend per share First interim 0.31 0.30 +3% 30th June 31st December 2021 2020 HK$ HK$ Change Financial Position Equity attributable to the Company’s shareholders per share (a) 49.21 49.36 0% Gearing ratio (a) 3.1% 2.3% +0.8%pt. Notes: (a) Refer to the glossary on page 66 of the announcement of 2021 Interim Results of Swire Properties Limited (the “Results Announcement”), dated 12 August 2021, for definition. -
Privatising Management Services in Subsidised Housing in Hong Kong
The research register for this journal is available at The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at http://www.mcbup.com/research_registers http://www.emerald-library.com/ft Privatising Privatising management management services in subsidised housing services in Hong Kong Ling Hin Li and Amy Siu 37 Department of Real Estate and Construction, The University of Received August 1998 Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Revised June 2000 Keywords Tenant, Property management, Housing, Privatization, Hong Kong Abstract Privatisation of services from the public sector is topical currently mainly because of the potential savings and efficiency to be gained. In the aspect of property management, the Hong Kong Housing Authority owns more than 600,000 units of public housing flats and the requirement for good and efficient property management services is enormous. The current policy of privatising these services to the private management agents has proved to be a correct direction in terms of retaining the growth of the public sector, and also improving the level of services to the tenants. While the privatisation scheme might bring in more opportunities for growth of the property management companies in the private sector, it is more important for the government to forge a proper transitional arrangement to switch to full private management in order not to endanger the already low morale in the public sector. 1. Introduction Privatisation is a general term describing a multitude of government initiatives designed to increase the role of the private sector in the provision of the conventional public services. The principles behind privatisation represent an ideology that puts larger emphasis on the efficiency of the market forces than on the public sector. -
Swire Properties Announces 2017 Final Results
For Immediate Release Swire Properties Announces 2017 Final Results 2017 2016 Note HK$M HK$M Change Results For the year Revenue 18,558 16,792 +11% Operating profit 34,930 17,320 +102% Profit attributable to the Company's shareholders Underlying (a),(b) 7,834 7,112 +10% Reported 33,957 15,050 +126% Cash generated from operations 13,680 10,767 +27% Net cash inflow before financing 4,869 1,998 +144% HK$ HK$ Earnings per share Underlying (c) 1.34 1.22 +10% Reported (c) 5.80 2.57 +126% Dividends per share First interim 0.25 0.23 +9% Second interim 0.52 0.48 +8% HK$M HK$M Financial Position At 31st December Total equity (including non-controlling interests) 259,378 227,225 +14% Net debt 35,347 35,377 -0% Gearing ratio (a) 13.6% 15.6% -2.0%pt. HK$ HK$ Equity attributable to the Company’s shareholders per share (a) 44.00 38.52 +14% Notes: (a) Refer to glossary on page 57 of the announcement of 2017 Final Results of Swire Properties Limited dated 15 March 2018 (the “Results Announcement”) for definition. (b) A reconciliation between reported profit and underlying profit attributable to the Company’s shareholders is provided on page 6 of the Results Announcement. (c) Refer to note 9 in the financial statements in the Results Announcement for the weighted average number of shares. 2017 2016 Underlying profit/(loss) by segment HK$M HK$M Property investment 6,723 6,029 Property trading 1,154 1,200 Hotels (43) (117) 7,834 7,112 15 March 2018, Hong Kong - Swire Properties Limited today announced its final results for 2017. -
2020 Final Results
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. SWIRE PROPERTIES LIMITED (Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability) (Stock Code: 1972) 2020 Final Results 2020 FINAL RESULTS CONTENTS Page Financial Highlights 1 Chairman’s Statement 2 Chief Executive’s Statement 4 Review of Operations 6 Financing 34 Consolidated Financial Statements 37 Additional Information 55 Glossary 57 Financial Calendar and Information for Investors 58 2020 FINAL RESULTS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 2020 2019 Note HK$M HK$M Change Results For the year Revenue 13,308 14,222 -6% Profit attributable to the Company's shareholders Underlying (a),(b) 12,679 24,130 -47% Recurring underlying (b) 7,089 7,633 -7% Reported 4,096 13,423 -69% Cash generated from operations 7,550 5,499 +37% Net cash inflow before financing 13,885 20,217 -31% HK$ HK$ Earnings per share Underlying (c) 2.17 4.12 -47% Recurring underlying (c) 1.21 1.30 -7% Reported (c) 0.70 2.29 -69% Dividend per share First interim 0.30 0.29 +3% Second interim 0.61 0.59 +3% HK$M HK$M Financial Position At 31st December Total equity (including non-controlling interests) 290,680 288,911 +1% Net debt 6,605 15,292 -57% Gearing ratio (a) 2.3% 5.3% -3.0%pt. -
Affordable Social Housing: Modular Flat Design for Mass Customization in Public Rental Housing in Hong Kong
AFFORDABLE SOCIAL HOUSING: MODULAR FLAT DESIGN FOR MASS CUSTOMIZATION IN PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING IN HONG KONG Irene Cheng Assistant Director Development and Construction Division, Hong Kong Housing Authority, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. Irene.cheng@housinga uthority.gov.hk Connie K. Y. YEUNG, Chief Architect, Development and Construction Division, Hong Kong Housing Authority, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, [email protected] Clarence K.Y. FUNG, Senior Architect, Development and Construction Division, Hong Kong Housing Authority, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. [email protected] Wilfred K.W. LAI, Architect, Development and Construction Division, Hong Kong Housing Authority, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. [email protected] Summary Since 2008, the Hong Kong Housing Authority has been developing a new design strategy: adopting modular flat design for mass customization in public rental housing in Hong Kong. The Modular Flat Design (2008 Version) has been optimized to strike a better balance amongst various factors including valuable land resources, buildability and cost effectiveness and user-friendliness including responses to the findings from Residents Survey. This is a product of cumulative experiences over years. By applying modular flats to the building design in affordable social housing developments, Hong Kong Housing Authority can assure quality and sustainability while at the same time achieving consistency in standards.. Keywords : Public Rental Housing, Modular Flat Design, Standardization & Modularization, Universal Design, Sustainability 1. Public Housing Design Development The Hong Kong Housing Authority is a statutory body established in April 1973 under the Housing Ordinance. The Hong Kong Housing Authority plans, builds, manages and maintains public housing in Hong Kong. -
Initiation: a Large 'Nurturing Reward' Awaits
Financials / Hong Kong 1972 HK Financials / Hong Kong 22 May 2014 Swire Properties Swire Properties Target (HKD): 31.60 Upside: 35.9% 1972 HK 21 May price (HKD): 23.25 Initiation: a large ‘nurturing reward’ awaits 1 Buy (initiation) 2 Outperform • We see Swire Properties benefitting greatly from the final phase 3 Hold of its approach to transforming locations 4 Underperform • Pacific Place and Taikoo Place are starting to enter this phase, 5 Sell while China, Miami and others are progressing towards it • Initiating with a Buy (1) rating and target price of HKD31.60 How do we justify our view? See important disclosures, including any required research certifications, beginning on page 143 Financials / Hong Kong 1972 HK Financials / Hong Kong 22 May 2014 Swire Properties Swire Properties Target (HKD): 31.60 Upside: 35.9% 1972 HK 21 May price (HKD): 23.25 Initiation: a large ‘nurturing reward’ awaits 1 Buy (initiation) 2 Outperform • We see Swire Properties benefitting greatly from the final phase 3 Hold of its approach to transforming locations 4 Underperform • Pacific Place and Taikoo Place are starting to enter this phase, 5 Sell while China, Miami and others are progressing towards it • Initiating with a Buy (1) rating and target price of HKD31.60 How do we justify our view? We forecast almost a doubling of ■ Risks both its annual gross rental income The main risks to our view would be and NAV over the 2013-20 period, to a weakened economic outlook for HKD20bn and HKD85.60/share, Hong Kong and declines in the respectively. -
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