The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is moving more than 100 employees across the harbor to a skyscraper in Kowloon to save costs while providing more working space.

The city's de facto central bank has leased three floors in the International Commerce Centre owned by Sun Hung Kai Properties (0016), and is giving up its office space in Pacific Place on Hong Kong Island, sources said.

Relocating to International Commerce Centre and not renewing the Pacific Place lease will reduce rental costs, said one of the people. It will also free up room in its headquarters that it owns in International Finance Centre, where space won't be cut, the person added.

Meanwhile, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has made substantial cuts to its Greater China public equities team, affecting close to 10 percent of the pension fund's staff in Hong Kong.

And Morgan Stanley has laid off about 9 percent of its staff at its asset management business unit in China.

(The Standard)

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Singapore’s Mapletree, PAG rename Pan Sutong’s former Hong Kong headquarters, to give anchor tenant naming rights to ‘high-quality office landmark’

Goldin Financial Global Centre, the former headquarters of Chinese tycoon’s Goldin Financial Holdings in Kowloon Bay, has been renamed The Bay Hub

Building ‘will remain competitive thanks to its professional asset management, inspiring working environments and best-in-class sustainability and ESG performance’: property agency said

Singapore’s Mapletree Investments and pan-Asian investment firm PAG have renamed the former headquarters of Goldin Financial Holdings to The Bay Hub.

The firm held the business empire of Chinese tycoon Pan Sutong, who was once Asia’s fourth-wealthiest person. Its headquarters – the 28-storey Goldin Financial Global Centre – were bought by a joint venture between PAG and Mapletree, which is wholly owned by Temasek Holdings, last year for HK$5.6 billion (US$716 million), a price well below its initial estimated valuation of HK$10 billion.

The building is located on 17, Kai Cheung Road in Kowloon Bay, an area that is being positioned as Hong Kong’s second business district. An international property agency has been appointed as the tower’s lead marketing agent.

“We are thrilled to announce the re-entry of The Bay Hub as a high-quality office landmark in Hong Kong’s commercial sector,” Wong Mun Hoong, Mapletree’s regional CEO for Australia and North Asia, said in a statement issued by the agency on Wednesday. “Aligned with Mapletree’s commitment in ESG [environmental, social and governance concerns] and creating long-term value for our stakeholders, the transformation of The Bay Hub not only brings a fresh image and vitality to the neighbourhood, its upgrades are purposefully made to cater to occupiers’ increasing demand for wellness support, sustainability and a next-level working experience.”

The building’s redesign and relaunch come at a challenging time for the office property market in Hong Kong. In January, the overall vacancy rate of prime office space in the city inched up to 12.9 per cent from 12.8 per cent in December, while the overall net effective rent declined 0.6 per cent, according to another international property agency.

The appointed agency, however, remains confident that The Bay Hub “will remain competitive thanks to its professional asset management, inspiring working environments and best-in-class sustainability and ESG performance”, an agent said.

“The Bay Hub also offers flexible leasing packages that can be tailored to the specific requirements of potential tenants, making it a good value option,” the agent added. Naming rights for the building are also available for an anchor tenant that wishes to establish its headquarters in Hong Kong and enjoy strong brand visibility, according to the statement.

Among changes to the property are an “enhanced” north entrance that “creates a contemporary first impression”, as well as a renovated lobby and a wider range of retail and food-and-beverage options, according to the agency. The building also has green and smart features such as a carbon dioxide-based demand-controlled ventilation on the office levels, solar photovoltaic panels on the rooftop and electric vehicle chargers on every level of the car park.

“Leveraging our experience in revitalising grade A office buildings in Kowloon East, we take pride in offering a real estate opportunity in this market that caters to the discerning needs of corporate clients,” said J-P Toppino, PAG’s president.

Goldin had been embroiled in financial distress following debt-fuelled acquisitions in the years before the Covid-19 pandemic struck in 2020. The company agreed to sell a plot at Kai Tak, Hong Kong’s former airport, for an estimated loss of HK$2.57 billion in 2020. The company was delisted from the Hong Kong exchange in October.

(South China Morning Post)

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Deals for new homes surge 13-fold in 8 days: local property agency

Deals for new homes in Hong Kong have surged more than thirteenfold following the removal of all housing curbs eight days ago, says a local property agency.

The realtor added that second-hand deals at 35 housing estates had also trebled over the same period, while raising its forecast for March to 5,000 transactions.

In the primary market, Sino Land (0083) sold 59 flats for around HK$580 million in the past eight days while Henderson Land Development (0012) recorded 247 deals and cashed in HK$1.4 billion from 138 flats at Belgravia Place in Cheung Sha Wan.

Moreover, Belgravia Place received about 5,400 checks by 3.30pm yesterday for 208 flats in the second round, making them 24 times oversubscribed.

Sales of this batch start today.

One Victoria in Kai Tak, developed by China Overseas Land & Development (0688), reported eight deals yesterday.

In Yuen Long, Star Properties will put 60 flats at After The Rain for sale on Saturday, with the cheapest priced at HK$4.34 million after discounts.

Elsewhere in Fo Tan, The Arles has delayed the sale of 100 flats to Sunday with developer Centralcon Properties saying it will raise the prices slightly.

Sun Hung Kai Properties (0016) unveiled the first sales for Cullinan Harbour in Kai Tak yesterday, and will offer 68 flats by tender next Wednesday.

In the secondary market, investors are rushing to snap up low-priced flats under HK$3 million after the removal of housing curbs. A 288-square-foot three-bedroom unit at Cosmopolitan Estates in Tai Kok Tsui, which earlier had an asking price of HK$2.45 million, sold for HK$2.55 million due to surging demand.

It comes as the number of completed private homes amounted to a two-year high of 3,593 units in January, accounting for 16 percent of the full-year forecast, data from the Rating and Valuation Department showed.

And more supply is on the way, with Chinachem obtaining the pre-sale consent for 198 units in Cheung Sha Wan, according to the Lands Department.

As of February, 21 projects are waiting for pre-sale approvals, involving 9,229 units, up by 20 percent from January's 7,717 flats.

CK Asset (1113) is expected to launch Phase 3 of Blue Coast in Wong Chuk Hang soon.

(The Standard)

金管局租九龍站環球貿易廣場 (ICC) 三層 呎租60元

原租客德超市集團 轉租啟德 AIRSIDE 樓面減半

甲廈整體空置樓面多，吸引企業趁機搬遷，作整合業務或節省成本。消息指，金管局租用九龍站環球貿易廣場 (ICC) 3層，涉及約10萬平方呎，呎租約60元，作為整合後勤業務。原租用相關樓面的德國超市集團，則轉租啟德全新甲廈 AIRSIDE 約5萬平方呎。

市場消息稱，九龍站環球貿易廣場錄大手租務，涉及物業中低層3層樓面，合共逾10萬平方呎，成交呎租約60元。據了解，環球貿易廣場類近樓層過去呎租約80元，現時回落約25%。

而新租客則為金管局，而該機構除了自用中環國際金融中心二期多層外，亦有租用其他商廈，包括早於10年前先後租用葵涌九龍貿易中心A座25樓及32樓，以及部分金鐘太古廣場樓面。預計是次金管局租用環球貿易廣場樓面，將把總部以外的部門整合，亦可節省租金開支。

AIRSIDE 全層5.3萬呎 呎租35元

據悉，是次涉及的樓面，原由德國連鎖超級市場LIDL租用，集團於2015年，租用該批樓面作亞太區總部，作採購之用。消息指，由於該集團打算把部分業務遷往其他地區，故決定縮減在港規模，並轉租啟德全新甲廈 AIRSIDE 全層樓面，約5.3萬平方呎，呎租約35元。是次轉租既縮減一半樓面，租金開支亦明顯減少。

全新甲廈仍是市場租務焦點，啟德 AIRSIDE 連環錄全層租務，除了上述超市集團外，亦獲保險機構租用。消息稱，AIRSIDE 全層樓面，約5.3萬平方呎，以每平方呎約35元租出，新租客為保誠保險，由於看中該廈個別樓層，面積達5.3萬平方呎，可把集團九龍區個別辦公點整合業務。此外，亦可作集團訓練中心之用。據了解，目前保誠於九龍區設有多個辦公點，包括觀塘創紀之城、尖沙咀中港城及海港城等。

AIRSIDE 樓高47層，總樓面約190萬平方呎，其中32層為甲級寫字樓，提供約120萬平方呎樓面，除了發展商南豐將總部由中環遷入外，亦獲不同跨國企業承租。包括體育服裝PUMA則在去年11月以呎租逾30元，承租21樓全層約3.75萬平方呎；三菱東京UFJ銀行則為 AIRSIDE 最大手租客，涉及合共約9萬平方呎樓面，呎租逾30元，估計出租率已逾5成。

(經濟日報)

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前高銀國際中心易名太豐匯招租

太盟投資 (PAG) 及新加坡淡馬錫旗下豐樹集團 (Mapletree) 合組財團，在2022年11月以56億元購入九龍灣啟祥道17號 (前稱高銀金融國際中心) 全幢甲級商廈，大廈經升級改造後，更名為太豐匯，並委任一間外資代理行為項目首席行銷代理。

有意在香港設立區域總部並承租該廈的企業，可與業主洽商取得大廈的命名權，為品牌提升知名度。據資料顯示，該廈今年成交呎租由20至23元。

(信報)

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力寶太陽廣場單位2000萬易手 面積約1367方呎外資銀行承接

整體商廈市場吹淡風，用家趁勢出手，一間外資銀行早前購入尖沙咀力寶太陽廣場一個單位，新近再下一城增購單位，建築面積約1367方呎，作價2000萬，市場消息指，買家將作為自用。

尖沙咀廣東道28號力寶太陽廣場12樓19室，建築面積約1367方呎，叫價2400萬，新近以2000萬連租約成交，較叫價少400萬或幅度16.7%，平均呎價約1.5萬，買家恒比銀行蘇黎世 (香港) 公司，為跨國銀行 Habib Bank AG Zurich 旗下子公司，今年1月亦以2800萬買入該廈18樓18室，建築面積約1955方呎，呎價約1.4萬。

平均呎價1.5萬

目前，該公司辦事處設於中環永安集團大廈中層01至05室，市場消息指，該公司連環購入力寶太陽廣場單位，料作為自用。

上述2個力寶太陽廣場單位皆連約購入，12樓19室現時由零售公司月租約4.5萬，料回報約2.7厘，原業主2011年以約1830萬購入作長線收租，持貨近13年帳面獲利170萬，升值9.3%。另外，18樓18室原業主則於2003年以542萬購入，持貨近21年帳面獲利2258萬，物業期內升值約4.2倍。

連環增持單位料作自用

力寶太陽廣場於1988年落成，為尖沙咀區內指標甲廈之一，樓齡36年，樓高15層，總建築面積33.6萬方呎，每層樓面面積25860方呎，物業業權分散，鄰近海港城，步行前往港鐵尖沙咀站只需5分鐘。

有本港代理表示，觀塘創業街15至17號萬泰利廣場中層單位放租售，建築面積約2199方呎，意向價約1759萬，折合每呎約8000元，意向租金約4.17萬，折合每方呎約19元。

(星島日報)

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太平行複式舖等10年終獲長租 平舊約七成 運動品店60萬進駐

本港全面通關逾一年，零售數字溫和上升，但核心零售區舖位租金仍處低位，吸引零售商承租。位於中環一線地段皇后大道中的太平行複式舖位，放長租達10年之久，近期終迎來長租戶，由運動用品店租用，最新月租僅約60萬元，呎租約84元，呎租較13年前的舊租低近七成。

據了解，剛獲承租的舖位為中環皇后大道中20號太平行地下A舖及地庫，地下建築面積約3334方呎，連內置樓梯通往建築面積約3845方呎的地庫，合共建築面積約7179方呎，原先每月叫租約120萬元，據悉減價一半至60萬元租出，呎租約84元。租戶為連鎖運動用品店，以Nike呼聲最高。舖位長約一般約為3年。

見證港零售業由盛轉衰

上述太平行複式舖位，可謂見證本港零售業由盛轉衰，因該舖已長達10年未有長租戶承租。資料顯示，意大利時裝品牌Diesel在2007年10月起，租用太平行地下A舖、地庫、1樓及2樓，總建築面積約14559方呎，月租220萬元，呎租約151元，租期3年多。至2011年初租約屆滿時，傳Diesel更以每月391.7萬元續租多4年，呎租提升至約269元，加租幅度高達78%。

不過，Diesel在2014年2月突提早結業，較原有租期提早一年撤出。由於當年零售業仍處高位，業主重新把整組舖位推出招租，意向月租為480萬元，較原有租金高22.5%。

隨後零售市道轉壞，大面積舖位需求不再，上址放租多時仍乏人問津，只好把1樓及2樓分拆出租，並在2015至2016年期間租出，尚餘地下A舖及地庫放長租，叫租每月約300萬元，呎租約418元。其後零售業更趨疲弱，該複式舖位只好變陣，在2018年起改以短租形式出租，租期最短約1星期至最長3個月不等。

國際品牌屢短租作宣傳

據了解，期間曾出租予不少國際品牌作期間限定店或作宣傳活動，如手袋品牌Coach、瑞典時裝品牌H&M旗下支線品牌COS等，半島酒店亦曾於2019年在該舖設置期間限定精品店，售賣月餅和名茶。

該舖位一直沒有長租戶進駐，叫租亦一再調低。在2023年初本港全面通關後，每月叫租已減至160萬元，到去年8月意向月租更降至120萬元，但最終仍要再減一半才成功租出。以目前最新呎租84元，與Diesel在2011年初續租時的呎租約269元相比，13年間大挫68.8%。資料顯示，太平行全幢物業，由在中環區內持有多幢商廈收租的萬興行置業擁有。而萬興行置業的旗艦收租物業，為同區德輔道中61至69號萬宜大廈。

此外，銅鑼灣一線購物街羅素街亦有地舖租出，為羅素街18號地下，建築面積約1000方呎，由藥房以每月28萬元承租3年，呎租約280元。此舖由2021年至今都只曾短租，租戶包括口罩店及利是封店；對上一個長租戶為化妝品店Colourmix，在2015年第四季起以每月70萬元租用至2021年，呎租約700元，即最新月租較近9年前低六成。

(信報)

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鄧成波家族九龍城商住樓淪銀主盤接管人放售

繼何文田豪宅淪為銀主盤後，曾由鄧成波家族持有的九龍聯合道全幢商住樓，最新亦淪為銀主盤，由接管人推出放售，現時全幢市值約4200萬，較一年多前鄧成波家族索價9600萬，大為削減56%。

全幢市值4200萬

上述為聯合道25號全幢 (嘉林邊道單邊)，佔地1400方呎，物業與毗鄰的聯合道23號，分享同一個樓梯入口，亦與嘉林邊道48及50號，以至52及54號合組一幢大廈，全幢大廈佔地約8000方呎，極具重建價值。就放售的聯合道25號全幢，現址地下3個舖位，1至4樓為4個住宅，總面積約4834方呎，目前月租約8萬，料回報約2.3厘。該物業進可攻，退可守，作長線收租，一邊博收租，或主動出擊收購毗鄰物業重建。

2022年曾索價9600萬

該全幢雖然位處九龍城，亦毗鄰九龍塘豪宅地段，嘉林邊道為一條寧靜街道，豪宅林立，聯合道為大街道，聚集店舖。日後重建後，既可打造豪宅之餘，部分地舖仍可保留面向聯合道，極具商業價值。該物業曾於2022年間，由鄧成波家族索價9600萬放售，最新市值較當時減5700萬，幅度56%。鄧成波家族於2005年8月以1380萬購入物業，及至2020年以全幢物業按予財務公司借貸，最終被接管。

長沙灣舊樓意向價8800萬

還有，鄧成波家族旗下九龍城聯合道6至8號，以及長沙灣青山道136至138號兩幢舊樓亦放售，市場估值分別1.38億及8800萬。聯合道6至8號落成於1949年，樓高4層，佔地面積約2752方呎；屬於商住甲類地盤，現時提供2個商舖， 每個建築面積約1376方呎；1至3樓共提供6個住宅，每個約990平方呎，物業估值1.38億。長沙灣青山道136至138號，樓高4層，佔地面積約2093方呎，地下商舖，1至3樓為住宅，物業估值8800萬。

(星島日報)