Legco votes 58-1 in favour of request, sets in motion scheme to supply 30,000 flats by 2027 at total cost of HK$26.4 billion. Source link
Read More »Hongkongers spurn latest flats in Kai Tak after temporary housing plan unveiled
Hong Kong homebuyers steered clear of 111 flats on offer at Wheelock Properties ’s development at Kai Tak, the first project to be launched there since the government announced plans to build temporary housing units on the site of the city’s former airport. Source link
Read More »Law change floated to pave way for reclamation work at Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour
Commissioner for Harbourfront Leonie Lee says many improvement projects fail to move forward or face lengthy delays. Source link
Read More »Why focus on temporary housing that takes years and millions to build?
Yang and Leung seem to have learned quickly, however, backing off from their original strong stance. Yang abstained from voting for, rather than voted against, the HK$15 billion first-round funding proposal in the Legislative Council. Private developers led by Leung have also softened their stance on the government proposal, saying …
Read More »Protest over Kai Tak housing plan shows why public views can’t be ignored
The speed with which the government and legislators moved forward on Kai Tak light public housing disrespects the process of listening to Hongkongers’ concerns. If engaging the public and raising people’s concerns in Legco gets cut out for the sake of speed, public distrust of the government will snowball. Source …
Read More »Hong Kong’s housing chef stresses short-term use of Kai Tak site for public flats
Residents in Kai Tak to set up several booths near location to collect opposing signatures and meet lawmakers to express grievances. Source link
Read More »Hong Kong faces possible glut of more than 40,000 new flats in 2023
Property developers are finishing work on the biggest stockpile of new homes in nearly two decades, a potential supply surge that could weigh on prices following the worst sales total in nine years. Source link
Read More »Hong Kong’s Kai Tak dreams fizzle amid delays, changes to plans
Rezoning of commercial sites, appearance of Covid-19 facility raise questions about new ‘CBD2’. Source link
Read More »Unconventional solutions to tackle Hong Kong’s housing crisis now
Proposals to repurpose quarantine centres and pockets of government land, and build a multistorey youth hostel, might seem unorthodox, but the city needs short-term housing solutions as well as long-term ones since larger projects will take a decade or more to bear fruit. Source link
Read More »Hong Kong’s Thai residents reflect on changes as redevelopment looms
Kowloon City is home to dozens of Thai restaurants and grocery stores frequented by Hongkongers seeking authentic cuisine. Source link
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