Table E034 : Median monthly household income of economically active domestic households219) by household size) Property Price (HKS per square meter) for Class A and Class B residential in Kowloon Household Size 5 Overall District Kowloon Year (HK$) (HK$) Year Kowloon A: 40 sqm or less 26 560 23 324 B: 40-70 sqm 28 317 2001 25,900 20.100 2001 2002 2002 24 722 2003 2003 20 867 22 020 2004 2004 25 233 33 058 2005 29 896 38 868 6 and Over (HK$) 30.200 28,000 27,300 28.800 29.300 29,900 31,000 33.300 33,600 31.600 2006 30 068 38 090 2007 36 806 47 791 53 543 2008 42 952 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009 1 (HK$) 13.000 12,500 12.000 12.500 12,000 12,500 12,500 14,000 13,000 13,500 15.000 15.000 15.000 15,000 17,000 17.000 18.000 19.000 20,000 20,000 3 (HK$) 18,600 18,000 16,700 17,100 17,500 18,000 19,000 20,000 19,200 20,000 21,000 23,000 24.900 26,000 27.500 29.500 30,000 32,700 33,500 2 (HK$) 20.000 20.000 18.800 18.500 19,000 19,500 20,000 20,400 19,700 20.000 21.000 22.000 23,000 24,000 25,000 25.300 27,000 28,300 28,900 27,600 4 (HK$) 21.000 20,000 19.500 19.700 20.000 21.200 22.100 23,500 23,300 ) 24.100 26.200 29.400 31.400 33.000 35,800 37.100 40.000 42.800 43.500 44 190 55 338 2010 55 661 69 728 2011 25,000 23,7001 24.300 25.300 27,000 29.000 30,000 30,000 31.000 33.800 37,000 40,400 43,000 45,2001 18.000 52.6001 53.600 57,000 54,400 20.000 18.800 19.000 19,4001 20.0001 20.5001 21,600 21.000 21.800 23.500 25.200 27,000 28.500 30,000 31.200 32.700 35.000 35.500 34,5001 2011 67 594 81 941 - 2012 2012 79 928 92 997 = 2013 2013 94 808 103 401 38.900 43,000 44,800 46.900 49.800 52.100 S5.000 2014 2014 104 403 108 820 2015 2015 117 955 120 994 2016 115 792 2016 2017 2017 131 061 2018 57.100 59,900 59.400 2019 112 486 130 558 149 890 157 317 163 262 2018 2019 2020 147 161 153 582 160 379 2020 32.500 42.000 Notes: Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred [1] Household size refers to the number of household members in a domestic household. [2] [3] Economically active household is a domestic household with at least one member (excluding foreign domestic helpers) being economically active. Domestic household consists of a group of persons who live together and make common provision for essentials for living. These persons need not be related. If a person makes provision for essentials for living without sharing with other persons, he/she is also regarded as a household. In this case, the household is a one-person household. Households comprising only non-Hong Kong residents or Mobile Residents are not classified as domestic households. Monthly household income refers to the total cash income (including earnings from all jobs and other cash income) received in the month before enumeration by all members of the household. Other cash income includes income generated from rent income, interest, dividends, regular/monthly pensions and insurance annuity benefits, regular contribution from persons outside the household, regular contribution from charities and all government subsidies. [4] Question 1: Effect of Social Unrest on Office and Retail Space Market (40 points) Many people in Hong Kong believe that the Occupy Central movement (also known as Umbrella movement) that started on September 24, 2014 and ended in December 2014 had inflicted an unprecedented blow to the office and the retail space market in Hong Kong. In 2018, Hong Kong society experienced a social unrest unprecedented in the last 50 years. As a result, the National Security Law on top of the Hong Kong Basic Law was established in 2020. The socio-politico problem was compounded with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong in January 2000, which has brought the economy to almost a complete halt. (a) Using the monthly rental and price indices for Grade A offices in core districts and for Retail properties for the period from 2013 to 2016, evaluate the effect of the OC movement on the office and retail market. (20 points) (b) Using the monthly rental and prices indices for Grade A offices in core districts and for Retail properties for the period from 2017 to 2020, evaluate the effect of the socio-political events and the pandemic on the office and retail market. (20 points) The Excel file "Dataset for Real Estate" provides the data needed for Question 1. Table E034 : Median monthly household income of economically active domestic households219) by household size) Property Price (HKS per square meter) for Class A and Class B residential in Kowloon Household Size 5 Overall District Kowloon Year (HK$) (HK$) Year Kowloon A: 40 sqm or less 26 560 23 324 B: 40-70 sqm 28 317 2001 25,900 20.100 2001 2002 2002 24 722 2003 2003 20 867 22 020 2004 2004 25 233 33 058 2005 29 896 38 868 6 and Over (HK$) 30.200 28,000 27,300 28.800 29.300 29,900 31,000 33.300 33,600 31.600 2006 30 068 38 090 2007 36 806 47 791 53 543 2008 42 952 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009 1 (HK$) 13.000 12,500 12.000 12.500 12,000 12,500 12,500 14,000 13,000 13,500 15.000 15.000 15.000 15,000 17,000 17.000 18.000 19.000 20,000 20,000 3 (HK$) 18,600 18,000 16,700 17,100 17,500 18,000 19,000 20,000 19,200 20,000 21,000 23,000 24.900 26,000 27.500 29.500 30,000 32,700 33,500 2 (HK$) 20.000 20.000 18.800 18.500 19,000 19,500 20,000 20,400 19,700 20.000 21.000 22.000 23,000 24,000 25,000 25.300 27,000 28,300 28,900 27,600 4 (HK$) 21.000 20,000 19.500 19.700 20.000 21.200 22.100 23,500 23,300 ) 24.100 26.200 29.400 31.400 33.000 35,800 37.100 40.000 42.800 43.500 44 190 55 338 2010 55 661 69 728 2011 25,000 23,7001 24.300 25.300 27,000 29.000 30,000 30,000 31.000 33.800 37,000 40,400 43,000 45,2001 18.000 52.6001 53.600 57,000 54,400 20.000 18.800 19.000 19,4001 20.0001 20.5001 21,600 21.000 21.800 23.500 25.200 27,000 28.500 30,000 31.200 32.700 35.000 35.500 34,5001 2011 67 594 81 941 - 2012 2012 79 928 92 997 = 2013 2013 94 808 103 401 38.900 43,000 44,800 46.900 49.800 52.100 S5.000 2014 2014 104 403 108 820 2015 2015 117 955 120 994 2016 115 792 2016 2017 2017 131 061 2018 57.100 59,900 59.400 2019 112 486 130 558 149 890 157 317 163 262 2018 2019 2020 147 161 153 582 160 379 2020 32.500 42.000 Notes: Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred [1] Household size refers to the number of household members in a domestic household. [2] [3] Economically active household is a domestic household with at least one member (excluding foreign domestic helpers) being economically active. Domestic household consists of a group of persons who live together and make common provision for essentials for living. These persons need not be related. If a person makes provision for essentials for living without sharing with other persons, he/she is also regarded as a household. In this case, the household is a one-person household. Households comprising only non-Hong Kong residents or Mobile Residents are not classified as domestic households. Monthly household income refers to the total cash income (including earnings from all jobs and other cash income) received in the month before enumeration by all members of the household. Other cash income includes income generated from rent income, interest, dividends, regular/monthly pensions and insurance annuity benefits, regular contribution from persons outside the household, regular contribution from charities and all government subsidies. [4] Question 1: Effect of Social Unrest on Office and Retail Space Market (40 points) Many people in Hong Kong believe that the Occupy Central movement (also known as Umbrella movement) that started on September 24, 2014 and ended in December 2014 had inflicted an unprecedented blow to the office and the retail space market in Hong Kong. In 2018, Hong Kong society experienced a social unrest unprecedented in the last 50 years. As a result, the National Security Law on top of the Hong Kong Basic Law was established in 2020. The socio-politico problem was compounded with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong in January 2000, which has brought the economy to almost a complete halt. (a) Using the monthly rental and price indices for Grade A offices in core districts and for Retail properties for the period from 2013 to 2016, evaluate the effect of the OC movement on the office and retail market. (20 points) (b) Using the monthly rental and prices indices for Grade A offices in core districts and for Retail properties for the period from 2017 to 2020, evaluate the effect of the socio-political events and the pandemic on the office and retail market. (20 points) The Excel file "Dataset for Real Estate" provides the data needed for Question 1