Dossier
mainland Chinese students
Coverage of mainland Chinese students in the Nexus archive.
- Hong Kong’s red-hot rental market forces students to flat-hunt as early as April
Hong Kong's student housing market faces intensified competition as mainland Chinese students start searching for rentals as early as April, earlier than the previous years' late July or August. Landlords are leaving flats vacant to capitalize on the annual influx of students.
- Demand from mainland Chinese students lifts Hong Kong rents, draws investors to flats
Mainland Chinese students are paying upfront rent to secure homes near Hong Kong universities, driving up residential rents to record highs and attracting investors to small flats. The trend is evident during the summer student-leasing season, with one student paying HK$700,000 for a two-bedroom flat.