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Hong Kong reduces sellers’ threshold for redevelopment of old buildings to as low as 65%
Hong Kong's legislature has agreed to lower the threshold for the proportion of owners who must agree to sell old private buildings to as low as 65 per cent as part of a government bid to speed up ...
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Your Voice: Hong Kong’s old buildings pose safety risks; Brics challenges Western dominance in global governance (long letters)
In 2010, an old building collapsed in Ma Tau Wai, killing four people. Many of these older buildings in Hong Kong are “three-nil” buildings, meaning that they do not have owners ...
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Hong Kong officials issue 5,000 fire safety warnings after scanning 700 high-risk buildings
Hong Kong authorities have issued more than 5,000 fire safety warnings after inspecting around 700 high-risk old buildings that were identified after a deadly blaze broke out in an ageing ...
Hong Kong’s Tycoons Are Selling Trophy Homes at Fire Sale Prices
China’s economic downturn has not been kind to the ultrarich who made their wealth on its rise. In their haste to cough up ...
Free walking tours in Hong Kong’s Central district mix old with new
The "Touring Central with Locals" walks also feature digital art integration at five locations ...
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Habyt Bridges Hong Kong: Affordable Co-Living Meets Heritage
The bustling streets of Hong Kong's SoHo neighbourhood now have a new heartbeat for travellers - Habyt Bridges Hong Kong.