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Hong Kong society
Opinion
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Hong Kong officials must address concerns over large-scale projects
Development projects are subject to rigorous checks. If convinced of their public interest, the government should do more to address people’s concerns.
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Hong Kong society
University of Hong Kong plans to cut size of development site after backlash
7 Jul 2025 - 11:56PM
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Hong Kong environmental issues
Letters
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Precious public input needed to protect Hong Kong’s biodiversity
29 Jun 2025 - 11:30AM
Hong Kong environmental issues
Opinion
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No better time than a property slump to ‘future-proof’ urban Hong Kong
Genuine consultation, better communication, and policy with targets and teeth – like Singapore’s – are needed to ensure city’s sustainability.
28 Jun 2025 - 5:30AM
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Indonesia
‘No, thank you’: is Indonesia set to follow Hong Kong with its own tiny homes?
Housing authorities are mulling reducing the floor space for affordable homes to a mere 18 square metres (194 sq ft).
25 Jun 2025 - 12:19PM
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Indonesia
Can Indonesia truly ‘copy with pride’ Singapore’s success?
Indonesia’s president is keen to replicate the neighbouring city state’s triumphs, but analysts warn that deeper reforms will be needed.
21 Jun 2025 - 6:30PM
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Hong Kong economy
Halt Lantau reclamation plan or risk Northern Metropolis bids: developers
Louis Loong, lawmaker and Real Estate Developers Association’s secretary general, says government cannot support both megaprojects concurrently.
18 Jun 2025 - 7:27AM
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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong to explore need for new law covering building repairs by landlords
Retiring head of Urban Renewal Authority Wai Chi-sing says study will look into creating new statutory body to supervise building restoration and maintenance.
14 Jun 2025 - 9:49PM
Hong Kong housing
Hong Kong Urban Renewal Authority eyes Middle East, Europe investors for bonds
Retiring boss Wai Chi-sing says URA will issue bonds this year and has introduced its work to investors in Europe, Middle East and Singapore.
13 Jun 2025 - 9:13PM
Hong Kong housing
Better harbourfront access among Hong Kong urban renewal body’s plans for site
Managing director reveals more details about one of two plots granted by government to help cash-strapped URA.
8 Jun 2025 - 5:47PM
Hong Kong housing
Hong Kong approves land grants to cash-strapped urban renewal body in rare move
Statutory body handed Hung Hom and Tseung Kwan O sites to support redevelopment projects, with a condition to review its financing model.
6 Jun 2025 - 10:15PM
Malaysia
‘Nepotism city’? Malaysian leader’s megaproject plan criticised by the public
Critics are asking why the prime minister is splurging on a mega-project while vital infrastructure crumbles and doctor shortages persist.
4 Jun 2025 - 4:03PM
Hong Kong environmental issues
Groups warn poorly planned Hong Kong tourism projects will damage eco sites
Development Bureau says Planning Department has taken appropriate and serious actions on illegal developments in the areas.
3 Jun 2025 - 12:15AM
Universities in Hong Kong
Letters
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Here’s how to market Hong Kong universities to Harvard students
Readers discuss the potential outflow of foreign students from Harvard, Hong Kong’s move to take pedestrians off busy streets, and providing a listening ear to troubled students.
1 Jun 2025 - 11:30AM
Artificial intelligence
China’s smart cities are streets ahead, but same challenges apply the world over
Data handling concerns and a lack of community engagement are addressed in different ways, with Beijing district a model, analysts said.
31 May 2025 - 7:03AM
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China economy
Opinion
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Urban renewal is part of China’s long game to harden the economy
China’s preferred strategy is steady city development over debt-fuelled expansion and slow-burning stimulus over headline-making injections.
28 May 2025 - 5:22PM
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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong to get 10 pedestrian walkways in connectivity push
Private firms to benefit from land premium waivers, with bustling parts of city such as Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay targeted.
25 May 2025 - 7:38PM
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Hong Kong environmental issues
Government to ‘be its own judge’: Hong Kong harbour fighter weighs challenge
Society for Protection of the Harbour’s 85-year-old founder has called for final effort to oppose legal changes before organisation closes.
10 May 2025 - 7:46PM
Hong Kong society
Law changes passed allowing small-scale harbour reclamation in Hong Kong
Lawmakers urge government to raise awareness among residents about the changes.
7 May 2025 - 9:44PM
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Can China’s urban giants compete as their populations shrink?
As demographic shifts reshape the urban hierarchy, bigger cities may struggle with declining workforces, empty streets, experts say.
12 Apr 2025 - 12:38PM
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China economy
Opinion
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Cities power growth. China has more megacities than anyone else
Many Chinese cities have country-sized economies. Places some Westerners haven’t heard of would have UN seats if they were countries.
12 Apr 2025 - 5:30AM
Accidents and personal safety
Up to 60% of Hong Kong landslides on private slopes related to poor upkeep
Authorities warn higher drainage capacity for slopes needed, with more extreme weather expected in the future.
31 Mar 2025 - 7:00AM
Northern Metropolis
Opinion
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Hong Kong must show why Northern Metropolis isn’t just another tech hub
Without a well-defined vision, developments risk becoming little more than clusters of real estate ventures devoid of distinctive character.
26 Mar 2025 - 12:28PM
Hong Kong environmental issues
Letters
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Hong Kong’s buffaloes deserve an approach that secures their future
Readers discuss the benefit Lantau’s animals bring to Hong Kong, missed foot-traffic opportunities, taxi industry investments, and the Hang Seng Index.
17 Mar 2025 - 11:30AM
Northern Metropolis
Opinion
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Hong Kong must ensure it won’t lose control of Northern Metropolis
As the city moves away from conventional development models, risks and rewards with the private sector should still be distributed fairly.
15 Mar 2025 - 9:30AM
Indonesia
Is Jakarta prepared for climate change and more frequent floods?
Extreme weather and poor urban planning have exacerbated Jakarta’s annual flooding, displacing residents and highlighting critical infrastructure failures.
11 Mar 2025 - 9:12PM
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Hong Kong housing
Hong Kong to resume unauthorised temporary structure scheme by end of year
Scheme aims to tackle rampant illegal additions to village houses totalling more than 100,000 structures.
11 Mar 2025 - 9:35PM
Malaysia
City for sale? Kuala Lumpur residents fear the squeeze of development
In Malaysia, the push for urban renewal is risking the displacement of the very people the government says it wants to uplift.
9 Mar 2025 - 12:00PM
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