{"id":9387,"date":"2021-01-17T10:55:24","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T10:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/banking-finance\/article\/3118084\/strong-sales-wheelocks-monaco-project-bode-well-hundreds"},"modified":"2021-01-17T10:55:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T10:55:24","slug":"strong-sales-at-wheelocks-monaco-project-bode-well-as-hundreds-queue-for-hong-kongs-first-new-homes-launch-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/01\/17\/strong-sales-at-wheelocks-monaco-project-bode-well-as-hundreds-queue-for-hong-kongs-first-new-homes-launch-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong sales at Wheelock\u2019s Monaco project bode well as hundreds queue for Hong Kong\u2019s first new homes launch of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"The first major property launch of 2021 in Hong Kong set a promising bar for the year ahead, as hundreds of homebuyers jostled to snap up flats at Wheelock Properties\u2019 new Monaco project in Kai Tak.Wheelock had collected over HK$900 million by selling more than half of the 145 units available as of 5pm on Sunday, just three hours after sales began, the developer\u2019s spokeswoman said in a statement.Wheelock and property agents expected all the flats to be sold by the end of the day because of the\u2026\n