Hong Kong luxury property owners turn to high-interest private loans for relief from liquidity pain

On a road that winds through Hong Kong's posh Repulse Bay neighbourhood, a multistorey luxury residential building with Roman columns and sweeping views of the South China Sea has been put forward as collateral for a loan, before construction is even finished. The loan was taken out by Luk Sin-fong, who owns 39 South Bay Road and whose husband is Chen Zhoulin, chairman of distressed Chinese developer Agile Group Holdings, according to a source familiar with the matter. Although the amount is unk