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Prospective buyers of new apartment developments in Hong Kong are often misled by artists’ impressions of grand clubhouses, photos of unobstructed sea views or lush greeneries appearing in sales brochures even though the development sites are actually located near public residential housing, landfill sites or sewage treatment plants.

In Hong Kong, it is very common for retailers to rent a space for businesses. It is of paramount importance that these retailers have sufficient contractual protection

Hong Kong and Singapore introduced new legislation to offer competitive tax advantages to the aircraft leasing business.

The Inland Revenue Ordinance ("IRO") generally prohibits any deduction in respect of any expenditure of a capital nature for the purpose of computing assessable profits. As a result, the costs of acquiring land upon which a commercial or industrial building is erected is non-deductible.

Streamlined arrangements in granting approval or consent under Government leases in Hong Kong were announced by the Lands Department (LandsD) on 31 December 2021.

Home-buyers in Hong Kong have for the longest time been short changed in the actual living space of apartments they bought, as common areas of housing development here until recently have been included in the calculation of the size of apartments for sale.

With the Government's push to attract talents to Hong Kong in the past years, rental accommodation has become a hot topic in the city, whether under the auspices of student accommodation, talent housing, workers dormitories or otherwise.

The Hong Kong national security law was passed on 30 June 2020 with the purpose of safeguarding national security and preventing, suppressing and imposing punishment...

Passed on December 18, 2024, the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Deductions for Leased Premises Reinstatement and Allowance for Buildings and Structures) Bill 2024 ("Lease Reinstatement Costs Bill") amends the Inland Revenue Ordinance ("IRO") to permit tenants of leased premises...

This was a typical case of a delinquent tenant. In repudiatory breach of the Tenancy Agreement, the Tenant had failed to pay rent, management expenses and government rates for the Premises.

In one of its first major rulings, Hong Kong's Competition Tribunal (the "Tribunal") has ruled against 10 decorating contractors for serious anti-competitive conduct

The World Health Organization classified the outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.

The Court of Final Appeal ("CFA") recently handed down its judgment in Sin Ho Yuen the administrator of the Estate of Sin Yat, deceased v. Fineway Properties Limited FACV 13/2010.

Data centres have moved from being an "alternative" real estate asset class to the mainstream in recent years. With the advent of 5G and continued digitisation of work and home life...

The Waste Disposal (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2003 Bill was presented to the Legislative Council for its first reading on 17 December 2003. The Bill proposed (i) to introduce a charging scheme for the disposal of construction waste at landfills, sorting facilities and public fill reception facilities, and (ii) to strengthen the control against illegal disposal of waste.

On 26 June 2024, the Legislative Council (LegCo) passed the Extension of Government Leases Bill (Bill) into law (Ordinance). The Ordinance is set to take effect on 5 July 2024

George Tinson, had a beautiful house on Hong Kong Island called Postbridge at the top of Repulse Bay Road, located near Wong Nai Chung Gap with lovely views overlooking Repulse Bay.