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TUE · 2026-05-19 · 07:39 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0519-77446
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Hong Kong stars Nick Cheung and William Chan join wave of upmarket home sales

Hong Kong actors Nick Cheung and William Chan have sold their luxury properties, reflecting a strengthening recovery in the city's high-end property market. In May, Nick Cheung sold his 3,366 sq ft flat at Grenville House in Mid-Levels for HK$132 million (US$16.86 million).

Cheryl Arcibal,Peggy YeSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-19 · 07:39 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Hong Kong stars Nick Cheung and William Chan join wave of upmarket home sales
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Hong Kong actors Nick Cheung and William Chan have sold their luxury properties, reflecting a strengthening recovery in the city's high-end property market. In May, Nick Cheung sold his 3,366 sq ft flat at Grenville House in Mid-Levels for HK$132 million (US$16.86 million). He had purchased this four-bedroom unit in 2017 for HK$131 million. William Chan sold a 1,040 sq ft, three-bedroom unit at The Pavilia Hill in North Point for HK$26.28 million, a property he bought in 2015. These sales occur as luxury property transactions more than doubled in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2025, according to CBRE.

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William Chan bought his property in 2015.

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William Chan sold a unit at The Pavilia Hill for HK$26.28 million.

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Nick Cheung bought the property in 2017 for HK$131 million.

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Nick Cheung sold his flat at Grenville House for HK$132 million.

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Transactions in the upmarket home sales segment more than doubled in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024.

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Transactions in the segment more than doubled in the first quarter of the year, compared with the same period in 2025, according to consultancy CBRE.Cheung sold his flat at Grenville House in Mid-Levels for HK$132 million (US$16.86 million) to buyers identified as Lee Yuen Ann Geoffery and Xu Ranying, Land Registry records showed. The deal was completed on May 15.The actor, who won top acting awards for the films Beast Stalker in 2008 and Unbeatable in 2013, bought the property in 2017 for HK$131 million.With the sale, the 3,366 sq ft, four-bedroom flat fetched HK$39,216 per square foot, according to property agents.William Chan sold a unit at The Pavilia Hill in North Point for HK$26.28 million. Photo: HandoutChan sold a 1,040 sq ft unit at The Pavilia Hill in North Point for HK$26.28 million, or HK$25,269 per square foot, according to Centaline Property Agency. He bought the three-bedroom property with terrace in 2015.
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