Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long buys HK$16 million flat as market recovers

The fencer paid HK$17,300 per square foot for a 932 sq ft flat at the St Martin project in Tai Po’s Pak Shek Kok area

Hong Kong’s Olympic fencing champion Cheung Ka-long has bought a HK$16 million (US$2.05 million) flat in New Territories, joining a host of celebrities snapping up homes amid signs of a recovery in the property market.

Cheung paid HK$17,300 per square foot for the 932 sq ft three-bedroom flat at Sun Hung Kai Properties’ St Martin project in Tai Po’s Pak Shek Kok by tender in July, according to the first-hand transactions register. The registered buyer of the property is Cheung Ka-long, who is said to be the fencer.

The flat was handed over on August 8, according to the Land Registry.

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