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A Bhutanese man looks out over mountains in the South Asian nation. Photo: AFP

Bhutan aims to sell Southeast Asia on its 21-year ‘mindfulness city’ project

The tiny Himalayan kingdom is looking to raise US$100 million to get its planned special administrative region off the ground.

Editorial | Much to gain and lose at Hong Kong’s Choi Hung Estate

Higher education: why are more schools in Asia favouring high-rise buildings?

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Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority considers taking on Kowloon City project

Managing director Wai Chi-sing says authority is now exploring taking up a major redevelopment project on its own after failed tender.

The Urban Renewal Authority may consider issuing more bonds, the organisation’s managing director has said. Photo: Sun Yeung

Hong Kong’s failed land tender reflects caution among big developers

Development costs, poor returns may be holding back developers from URA joint ventures, analysts say.

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Redevelopment of Hong Kong’s Instagram-famous Choi Hung Estate to begin in 2028

Housing Department tells Wong Tai Sin District Council the first stage of redevelopment will start in 2028 and the second between 2035 and 2036.

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Letters | Hong Kong shows its education hub aspiration isn’t just talk

Readers discuss the government’s push to become a magnet for global talent, language requirements for university admissions, a new Chinese culture centre and provision of handrails around the city.

The University of Hong Kong in Pok Fu Lam district. Photo: Dickson Lee

HK$600 million for Hong Kong exhibition hall justified for ‘educational value’

Bernadette Linn says hall will showcase city’s urban development projects and estimated cost is comparable with similar facilities in city.

Need for HK$700 million gallery on prime Hong Kong site questioned

Government plans to set up a gallery on Wan Chai waterfront to showcase major projects such as Northern Metropolis.

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Singapore’s bold mission to naturalise its urban setting

Singapore’s evolution from Garden City to City in Nature has been the latest step in a decades-long process by which an urban population is learning to coexist with the natural world.

Visitors crossing the bridge of the Cloud Forest at the The Gardens by the Bay, a nature park in Singapore. Photo: Matilde Gattoni

Letters | Gym’s closure underscores need for whistle-blower protections

Readers discuss the lessons to learn from Physical Fitness’s troubles, the practice of offering property buyers cash rebates and New Territories development as an engine of growth.

Signage for a Physical Fitness gym is seen in Hong Kong on September 27. When companies struggle financially, the staff and creditors are usually the first ones to spot the signs. Photo: Bloomberg

Hong Kong assures fair bidding process for 3 new mass transit projects

MTR Corp has no advantage in East Kowloon, Kai Tak and Hung Shui Kiu bids as the projects ‘don’t involve a heavy rail system’, official says.

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Letters | Reshape how Hong Kong preserves historic buildings

Readers discuss the conservation of a historic block at Tai Kwun, crowd control measures during festivals, and the significance of the arrival of two new pandas.

Letters | How Shanghai, Shenzhen and Singapore could inspire Hong Kong on climate change

Readers discuss climate adaptation strategies Hong Kong could adopt, and options for elderly taxi drivers.

A worker walks past a rooftop solar farm at electric vehicle maker BYD’s headquarters in Shenzhen, China, in September 2017. Photographer: Bloomberg

Exclusive | With major waterway plans in the pipeline, is China in its ‘grand canal era’?

Local governments seeking economy-boosting infrastructure projects are pitching costly waterways, ushering in a ‘grand canal era’ and raising eyebrows.

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Opinion | How Hong Kong can help its SMEs make a difference

The government need not blindly back development projects but instead match enterprises who need work with communities who need help.

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The inaugural Open House Hong Kong highlights the city’s rich urban landscape

The first local edition of the global design phenomenon promises to showcase the city’s rich and varied urban landscape, and place it within a global context

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New York, Paris, Milan: where in the world is closest to becoming a ‘15-minute city’?

Study maps progress towards an urban planning ideal, highlighting disparities globally.

A ‘considerable fraction’ of Paris is below the 15-minute mark. Photo: AFP

Letters | Hong Kong must sustainably balance ecological conservation and development

Readers discuss the debate over the San Tin Technopole, and the practice of feeding pigeons.

Save as much of historic Hong Kong block as possible, heritage experts urge

Most members of Antiquities Advisory Board also support Jockey Club proposal to build canopy to protect surviving parts of Block 4 in Tai Kwun.

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Hong Kong public housing builder secures HK$12 billion syndicated loan

Deal includes HK$3 billion for Housing Society to use on projects to benefit wider community, as builder targets increased cash flow.

Kwun Tong Garden Estate Lotus Towers, a rental estate under the management of the Hong Kong Housing Society. Photo: Jelly Tse

Opinion | Hong Kong’s malls should be more than a shopping paradise for the rich

The city needs to ensure everyone can enjoy its indoor spaces, whether they’re at work, rest or play.

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The Landmark shopping centre in Central is almost empty on February 12, 2022. Photo: Nora Tam

Hong Kong experts back plan on saving part of partially collapsed Tai Kwun block

Block 4 of Tai Kwun, the former Central Police Station compound, shows ‘signs of continuing deterioration’ after its partial collapse in 2016.

51% of Hongkongers say city’s extreme weather policies ineffective, survey finds

Major green group also urges government to improve design standards for local drainage infrastructure so it can endure stronger floods.

Why you should listen to: 99% Invisible’s ‘The Eliza Effect’

This 2019 episode is about one of the first computer programs that could simulate human conversation – and act as a robot therapist

The Eliza Effect harks back to Joseph Weizenbaum, an MIT professor who in the 1960s created one of the first computer programmes that could simulate human conversation. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Letters | How Hong Kong can showcase its urban development with flair

Readers suggest moving Hong Kong’s City Gallery to Kai Tak, and urge the government to take action on cold calls.

A woman takes a photo of a diorama of Kowloon Walled City is showcased at an exhibition at the Hong Kong Book Fair on July 14. An expanded gallery featuring the city’s urban development could be a tourist attraction. Photo: Elson Li

Explainer | Hong Kong sales of 2024 subsidised flats unveiled, but is deal sweet enough?

7,132 subsidised flats up for grabs, with a 30 per cent discount, but both figures down on last year’s release.

Explainer | A look at the controversy of Hong Kong Jockey Club’s prime real estate plans

The Post delves into the unfolding debate over the racing organisation’s plans to turn a sports complex into a residential project.

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9 September, 2024
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