HK land premium jumps 60pc to $8.4b in 2025

Hong Kong recorded a full-year land premium of HK$8.4 billion in 2025, up 60.8 percent from the previous year, ending the consecutive three-year drop, according to the Lands Department.

The total land premium in the fourth quarter rose 33.2 percent quarter-to-quarter to HK$3.57 billion, hitting a nine-quarter high, official data showed on Thursday.

The city saw 12 lease modifications and two land exchanges in the Land Registry in the fourth quarter, of which two were modifications of a technical nature involving nil premium.

Among these 14 land transactions, three are located on Hong Kong Island, six are in Kowloon, and five are in the New Territories.