China News Service, Hong Kong, July 21 (Reporter Wang Jiacheng) According to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government’s Land Registry, in the first half of 2021, a total of 3,635 industrial, commercial and shop property transactions were registered in Hong Kong, a record of nearly 5 semi-annual A new high, involving a registered amount of 67.049 billion yuan (HK$, the same below), increased by 51% and 62% respectively from the second half of last year.

  Ricacorp, one of the three largest real estate agency companies in Hong Kong, predicts that in the second half of the year, with the expectation of customs clearance, the commercial and commercial market is expected to continue to be popular, and the overall commercial and commercial transaction volume is expected to rise by another 16%.

  Ricacorp (Industrial and Commercial) Real Estate held a press conference on the 21st to release the summary of the first half of this year's industrial and commercial stores and the outlook for the second half of the year.

  Huang Yingnian, director of Ricacorp (Industrial and Commercial Stores) Real Estate, said that the epidemic in Hong Kong will continue to be under control in 2021, coupled with the vaccinations and the obvious recovery of the overall economy. Get rid of the bottom of the "epidemic city" a year ago.

  He pointed out that looking forward to the second half of the year, there are many positive factors, including the further manifestation of the effect of Hong Kong's national security law; the issuance of 5,000 yuan consumer coupons by the SAR government; and the launch of the "Cross-border Financial Link" in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

It is expected that the transaction volume of related property transactions in the second half of the year will reach 4,200; the transaction value is expected to record a 4% increase, and the level of 70 billion yuan will be tested.

  In terms of shops, Zheng Deming, senior sales director of the shops, commerce and investment department, predicts that in the second half of the year, the number of registrations for shop sales can increase to 1,100, and the amount involved can be recorded about 19 billion yuan, an increase of 18% and 26% respectively over the first half.

  In terms of commercial buildings, Xu Kangda, Director of Sales of the Real Estate, Commercial, Retail and Investment Departments pointed out that with the launch of the "Cross-border Financial Link" in the Greater Bay Area, it is expected that more mainland and even overseas financial service institutions will be stationed in Hong Kong. The deposit reserve ratio is lowered by 0.5 percentage points. It is expected that 800 commercial transactions can be tested in the second half of the year, an increase of 13% over the first half of the year.

  As for industrial buildings, the agency expects that in the second half of the year, the registration volume of property transactions can challenge the level of 2,300, and the transaction amount involved is expected to reach 26 billion yuan, an increase of 15% and 18% respectively over the first half.

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