The US government owns a portfolio of villas, luxury flats in Hong Kong estimated at up to HK$41 billion, making it one of the city’s biggest foreign real estate owners. The crown jewel of America’s ownership is the site of its Consulate General’s office, a leasehold plot that was extended in 1999 to last for almost a millennium, valued at HK$24.7 billion in the world’s costliest commercial district