Hong Kong Property Slump Sinks a Record Number of Land Tenders

  • City only sold one-third of land plots in public tenders
  • Land sale revenue headed for lowest amid market downturn

Land sales have long been a major source of income for the city to maintain a low tax system.

Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
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Hong Kong saw a record number of failed land tenders this year with plot-sales revenue headed toward the lowest ever due to the sector downturn.

The city only sold one-third of land plots in public tenders in the first 11 months, a record for failed bids in Hong Kong, according to a Nov. 30 report from Colliers International Group Inc.