Even far from the protests, occupancy of short-term
rentals declined in Hong Kong’s densest neighborhoods
Percentage-point change in cccupancy rates from one year prior,
as of October 2019.
-60 pct. pts
0
+10
NEW TERRITORIES
Tsim Sha Tsui, a tourist
hotspot, faced water
canons and rubber bullets
as protesters clashed with
the police.
KOWLOON
Star Ferry
Most protests took
place in Central and Western
and Wan Chai districts,
a touristy area with
shopping malls and views
of the city at Victoria Peak.
Causeway Bay
Victoria Peak
HONG KONG ISLAND
Lower-density districts and districts with few short-term rentals were exluded.
Quartz | qz.com
Data: OpenStreetMaps, Hong Kong Lands Department, AirDNA
Even far from the protests, occupancy
of short-term rentals declined
in Hong Kong’s densest neighborhoods
Percentage-point change in cccupancy rates from
one year prior, as of October 2019.
-60 pct. pts
0
+10
NEW TERRITORIES
Tsim Sha Tsui, a tourist
hotspot, faced water
canons and rubber bullets
as protesters clashed
with the police.
KOWLOON
Star Ferry
Causeway Bay
Victoria Peak
HONG KONG ISLAND
Most protests took place
in Central and Western and
Wan Chai districts, a touristy
area with shopping malls
and views of the city
at Victoria Peak.
Lower-density districts and districts with few short-term
rentals were exluded.
Data: OpenStreetMaps, Hong Kong Lands Department, AirDNA
Quartz | qz.com
Even far from the protests,
occupancy of short-term
rentals declined in Hong Kong’s
densest neighborhoods
Percentage-point change in cccupancy rates
from one year prior, as of October 2019.
-60 pct. pts
0
+10
Tsim Sha Tsui,
a tourist hotspot,
faced water canons
and rubber bullets
as protesters clashed
with the police.
NEW TERRITORIES
KOWLOON
Star Ferry
Causeway Bay
Victoria Peak
HONG KONG ISLAND
Most protests took place in Central
and Western and Wan Chai districts,
a touristy area with shopping malls and
views of the city at Victoria Peak.
Lower-density districts and districts with few
short-term rentals were exluded.
Data: OpenStreetMaps, Hong Kong Lands
Department, AirDNA
Quartz | qz.com
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