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

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.

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

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

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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