Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po announced the Hong Kong Budget 2025-26, outlining key measures related to land supply, housing policies, and support measures that could have a significant impact on the real estate sector. From policy adjustments to economic forecasts, these changes are set to shape Hong Kong’s property investment landscape, presenting both opportunities and challenges for investors.
Land, Housing, Transport and Infrastructure
Land
- About 13 700 units from the 2025/26 Land Sale Programme (8 residential sites), railway property developments, URA projects and private development and redevelopment projects
- No commercial sites will be put on sale in the coming year
- Consider re-zoning some commercial sites to residential sites, and allow more flexibility of land use
- Make available land for about 80 000 private housing units in the coming 5 years
Housing
- Public housing: Total public housing supply will reach 190 000 units in the coming 5 years
- Private housing: Completion of over 17 000 private residential units annually in the coming 5 years. Expected first-hand private residential unit supply to be about 107 000 units over the next 3-4 years
Support Measures
- Rates concession for domestic properties for the first quarter of 2025/26, subject to a $500 ceiling
- Rates concession for non-domestic properties for the first quarter of 2025/26, subject to a $500 ceiling
- Domestic and non-domestic property transactions: increase to $4 million the maximum value of properties chargeable to a stamp duty of $100, with immediate effect
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Source: The Government of HKSAR
