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Calvin Au

Calvin Au

Calvin Au is a senior researcher at Civic Exchange. His work explores a cross-disciplinary range of Hong Kong issues, including nature conservation, urban development, and arts and culture. His analysis is informed by his academic background in human geography and environmental studies.
Calvin Au is a senior researcher at Civic Exchange. His work explores a cross-disciplinary range of Hong Kong issues, including nature conservation, urban development, and arts and culture. His analysis is informed by his academic background in human geography and environmental studies.
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Opinion | To stay competitive, Hong Kong must embrace nature-based solutions

The government’s push for improved urban design is strategic and timely. Now it must turn ideas into action.

Although home prices have fallen, subsidised housing’s raison d’être remains, with larger units much in demand.

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Incorporating nature-based solutions can help resolve the tensions between conserving Hong Kong’s environment and promoting development. Otherwise, the city risks falling behind its peers, missing out on high-quality development and being left out of national and global initiatives.

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The pandemic is an obvious scapegoat, but the government’s failure to keep the waiting time for a public housing flat down to three years predates the arrival of Covid-19. Instead, we should look to the many rounds of consultations, redesigns and developer disputes to understand why waiting times have increased in recent years.

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