Hong Kong home prices rise for fifth straight month in May Toggle share menu Advertisement Hong Kong home prices rise for fifth straight month in May FILE PHOTO: Residential flats are seen in Tung Chung on Hong Kong's Lantau Island, China September 6, 2019. Picture taken September 6, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh 28 Jun 2021 02:00PM (Updated: 28 Jun 2021 02:28PM) Share this content Bookmark HONG KONG: Hong Kong private home prices, the most unaffordable in the world, extended gains for a fifth consecutive month in May, official data showed on Monday (Jun 28), helped by a recovering economy and expectations that Chinese buying will keep prices firm.