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Hong Kong landlords accuse banks of deepening shop slump with reluctance to lend

Shop buyers were increasingly being turned away, even though Hong Kong's residential market had gained momentum this year and banks were competing for mortgage borrowers, they said.

Hong Kong landlords accuse banks of deepening shop slump with reluctance to lend

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Shop buyers were increasingly being turned away, even though Hong Kong's residential market had gained momentum this year and banks were competing for mortgage borrowers, they said.

Shih Wing-ching, founder of Centaline Property, said banks tended...

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Shop buyers were increasingly being turned away, even though Hong Kong's residential market had gained momentum this year and banks were competing for mortgage borrowers, they said. Shih Wing-ching, founder of Centaline Property, said banks tended...

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