Key facts
- Demand for premium office spaces in Hong Kong's Central business district improved in the first half of 2026.
- Financial firms are the primary drivers of this recovery.
- Office spaces in secondary districts are not keeping pace with the improvement.
- Jason Yao, a senior managing director at Ardian, wished he had leased a larger office.
Premium office spaces in Hong Kong's Central business district experienced a recovery in demand during the first half of 2026, largely propelled by financial firms. Despite this improvement in prime locations, office markets in secondary districts are struggling to keep pace, indicating an uneven recovery across the city.
Jason Yao, a senior managing director at the private equity firm Ardian, noted the strong demand, expressing a wish that he had secured a larger office space in Hong Kong.