Price per square foot is the figure every Hong Kong buyer quotes and the one most likely to mislead them. Here is how the number is built, where it breaks down, and the narrow set of comparisons it actually answers.
Hong Kong’s property debate happens at the extremes, but most established households buy in the middle. Registered transaction data shows what HK$10–20 million actually buys on Hong Kong Island — and why age, not district, sets the price.

