In March 2022, the SEC proposed new climate disclosure rules to strengthen and standardize public companies’ climate disclosures, with the aim of providing consistent, comparable, and useful information for investors to utilize in their decision-making processes. Public comments on the SEC proposal have been received. If adopted, the proposed changes would require registrants to disclose extensive climate-related information within their annual reports and registration statements, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as well as the impacts and governance of climate-related risks. Click <a href="../../../../../uploads/SEC_s_Proposed_Climate_Disclosure_Rules_Impacts_on_Registrants_20220726_EN_fbd37e1950.pdf">here</a> to learn more about the SEC’s Proposed Climate disclosure requirements. 
 
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SEC’s Proposed Climate Disclosure Rules —— Impacts on Registrants

Fifth wave of COVID-19 outbreak, geo-political tension between Russia and Ukraine as well as the commencement of U.S. interest rate hike placed tremendous pressure on Hong Kong’s office market, yet It is the worst and best time for investors to plan ahead for their next acquisition. Amid the uncertain times, the new arrangements for charging land premium greatly reduce the time and cost needed for lease modification application and release the largest potential of rural land in the Northern Metropolis Area. In this publication, AVISTA Property Valuation team forecasted the office sales market to reach a short-term bottom in Q2 2022 despite shrinking rental, factoring in the uncertainty presented by the pandemic. Click <a href="../../../../../uploads/AVISTA_HK_Office_Market_Insights_Q1_2022_EN_51534a8c68.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> to read the full insights. <img src="../../../../../uploads/AVISTA_HK_Office_Market_Insights_Q1_2022_EN_16d60dc631.png" alt="" width="300" height="3508" />

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Pandemic Continues to Rattle Office Market—AVISTA HK Office Market Insights (May 2022)

On 18 March 2022, Aquila Acquisition Corporation has been successfully listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange as the first IPO of a SPAC under HKEX’s latest listing regime. AVISTA Group is honored to be engaged in offering valuation services to Aquila Acquisition Corporation on the first SPAC listing in Hong Kong. Some retail investors may view the SPACs’ financial statements are similar to those of traditionally listed companies, yet the SPACs’ financial instruments are much more complicated. The structure of each SPAC warrant may differ and it is hard to make an apples-to-apples comparison. Therefore it is challenging to perform valuation for SPAC warrants, which requires proper evaluation by professionals and valuation specialists. Read the <a href="../../../../../uploads/SPAC_Warrants_Valuation_Guide_2022_EN_2_12fd4d21b3.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SPAC Warrants Valuation Guide</a> now to discover more. 
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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)  Warrants Valuation Guide

The buzzwords “Web 3.0” and “Metaverse” have successfully captured a lot of media and public attention, provoking a worldwide metaverse frenzy since 2021. Web3, with blockchain as its backbone, has redefined the way we execute transactions via the Internet, for instance, creators selling content as NFT in OpenSea. There is no doubt that the metaverse will forever change the way people conduct social and business interactions in the future, but in what form will it take and which areas will be benefited most in the initial stage of its master plan? Click <a href="../../../../../uploads/Explore_the_real_world_opportunities_in_the_metaverse_EN_836b8d1c03.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> to read on. <a href="../../../../../uploads/Explore_the_real_world_opportunities_in_the_metaverse_EN_836b8d1c03.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="../../../../../uploads/Explore_EN_87f5d97b85.png" alt="" width="300" height="424" /></a>

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Explore the Real-world Opportunities in the Metaverse

Over past decades, the manufacturing industry has notably scaled down to a tiny fraction of Hong Kong’s economy, which has been developing with high value-added economic activity. Accordingly, the space of industrial buildings may not meet the ever-changing economic needs of society. In order to achieve the highest and best use value of industrial buildings, the Hong Kong government has implemented diverse policies including Industrial Building Revitalization Scheme and the abolition of Double Ad Valorem Stamp Duty on non-residential property, which have created development opportunities and upside potential for these industrial buildings in Hong Kong. Click <a href="../../../../../uploads/AVISTA_HK_To_Reap_the_Market_Potential_of_Industrial_Buildings_in_HK_EN_2_9f2dff0f55.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> to learn more about the market potential of industrial buildings in Hong Kong.   <a href="../../../../../uploads/AVISTA_HK_To_Reap_the_Market_Potential_of_Industrial_Buildings_in_HK_EN_2_9f2dff0f55.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="../../../../../uploads/AVISTA_HK_To_Reap_the_Market_Potential_of_Industrial_Buildings_in_HK_EN_2_1_2493da26e4.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="424" /></a>

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To Reap the Market Potential of Industrial Buildings in Hong Kong

Taper, rate hike and new virus variants looms in, Hong Kong’s ultra-low interest rate is set to rise in 2022 and the direction for office market will polarize into two camps, centralized and decentralized markets. Investors and developers will favor trophy assets like core CBD offices in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s COVID Zero Strategy laid the groundwork for border reopening and provided an extra catalyst for a stable recovery in the office market. In this publication, AVISTA Property Valuation team forecasted the Hong Kong prime office rental and price in 2022 and analyzed the core CBDs’ attractiveness on the sales and leasing fronts.   Click <a href="../../../../../uploads/AVISTA_HK_Office_Market_Insights_Q4_2021_EN_9a57e97491.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> to read the insights. <a href="../../../../../uploads/AVISTA_HK_Office_Market_Insights_Q4_2021_EN_9a57e97491.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="../../../../../uploads/cover_EN_page_0001_94197c8b8d.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="425" /></a>

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2022 Office Market Outlook and Forecasts—AVISTA HK Office Market Insights (Jan 2022)

Hong Kong Chief Executive unveiled the Northern Metropolis Development Strategy in the 2021 Policy Address speech. The proposed Northern Metropolis will become the most vibrant area where massive urban development and major population growth will take place in the next 2 decades. Various initiatives and infrastructure projects present ample opportunities for the younger generation of Hong Kong to shine whilst Hong Kong entrepreneurs and companies can take advantage of the supportive regulatory momentum and integration of the Greater Bay Area cities. Click <a href="../../../../../uploads/Northern_Metropolis_6e385bc83c.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> to read the insights.
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