〈The Standard, Jan 31,2026〉One in three Hong Kong citizens will be 65 or above by 2039, underscoring urgent demand for new senior-living solutions, according to a report.
The Senior Living in Dense Cities: Building Dignity and Choice report, jointly released by Colliers and architecture and design practice Hassell, is based on market analysis, industry-leading global projects, and first-hand interviews with local communities.
The report unveiled that seniors increasingly prefer independence, which can be supported through integrated urban living, close to services, family and transport.
A vertical, modular model is well-suited to Hong Kong, stacked residential units paired with shared amenities, outdoor areas and social spaces to reduce isolation and support ageing in place, the report said.
〈Hong Kong Business, Jan 30, 2026〉Hong Kong home prices are expected to rise by around 3% to 5% in 2026, amidst a “wealth effect” driven by an active stock market, analysts said.
“We have observed more buyers actively entering the market, driving up transaction volume and signalling that property prices have bottomed out,” Eddie Kwok, executive director of Valuation & Advisory Services at CBRE Hong Kong, said in a research note.
Kwok added that 2025’s upward trend will likely spillover to 2026.
Kwok added that small-sized flats outperformed the broader market in 2025, recording a 4.1% year-on-year increase, partly driven by the government’s decision to cut stamp duty on homes priced at $4m.
〈The Standard, Jan 29, 2026〉Chinachem dubbed its Tsim Sha Tsui project "ZENDO HOUSE", offering 164 units, which is expected to be launched after the Chinese New Year holiday.
The development features one- and two-bedroom layouts, with one-bedroom units accounting for over 80 percent. The sizes of these flats range from 274 to 468 square feet. The construction is expected to be finished on September 16 this year, the developer said.
Helen Fung, director of Sales and Marketing of Chinachem, said the company will keep rolling out sales of IN ONE in Ho Man Tin and WHITESAND COVE in Sai Kung, and a large residential project will be unveiled this year.
〈Asian Post , Jan 28, 2026〉Retail sales returned to positive growth of 5.1% YoY between July and November 2025, driven by a 7.2% increase in local discretionary consumption, according to UOB Kay Hian.
Visitor spending remained a secondary support, with per capita shopping spend still declining YoY in the third quarter of 2025, albeit at a slower pace, UOB Kay Hian said.
Hong Kong Tourism Board data cited by the brokerage showed total tourist shopping expenditure rising 2.1% to $17.2b, accounting for 18.8% of retail sales, largely due to a 12.2% increase in visitor arrivals.
Office markets continued to face rental pressure, though early signs of stabilisation emerged in the second half of 2025, according to UOB Kay Hian.
Grade A office rents declined 1.4% in both Sheung Wan and Wan Chai and 3.7% in Tsim Sha Tsui during the third quarter, whilst consultancy data pointed to smaller effective rent declines and the first month-on-month rent increases in Central since May 2022.
〈RTHK News, Jan 27, 2026〉Hong Kong’s economy has maintained its growth momentum for three consecutive years, with the latest government estimates putting gains for 2025 at 3.5 percent.
That outperformed earlier government predictions of between two and three percent, and was higher than the 2.6 percent growth seen in 2024.
Official advanced data released by the Census and Statistics Department on Friday also showed that growth picked up in the fourth quarter, with gross domestic product expanding 3.8 percent year on year, higher than the 3.7 percent seen in the third quarter.
On a seasonally adjusted quarter-to-quarter basis, real gross domestic product grew by one percent.
