... nate some land plots in our country parks to build new homes. Any initiative to build new homes in our country parks will raise a sensitive issue: why should the government deprive us of our right to ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-09
... profound land and water shortages, as well as rising rates of desertification and serious pollution problems. Plans to draw up "ecological red lines" were first announced in 2011, when it was said th ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-09
... efficient land use and redevelopment of old public housing estates. While the pledge was welcomed by many people, his former boss Leung feels it is not a feasible target. Ahead of an Executive Counci ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-08
... Overseas Land and Investment boasted about its record-breaking sales. A 1,606-square-foot unit in the former airport site was sold through tender for HK$48.19 million (US$6.21 million), or a whopping ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-07
... a blessed land James was born in Shanghai where his father made his first million in the textile business. His family fled the Communists and took shelter in Hong Kong in 1949 when he was still a todd ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-07
... t called "Land of Everest". Under the initiative, an essay competition was arranged between students from Hong Kong universities and the winner was sent to Nepal for a 9-day whirlwind holiday trip as ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-06
... eveloping land in the New Territories both for the village houses of indigenous people and flats under the government's home ownership scheme originated from lawmaker Edward Yiu, who is opposed to the ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-03
... enue from land sales, and it's quite hard to forecast earnings from such a source given the volatility of the Hong Kong property market in the past decade. Lam and her supporters are obviously harpin ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-02
Former chief secretary Carrie Lam is in favor of an aggressive policy on land development, including brownfield sites. Lam made the comment during a visit Wednesday to the Heung Yee Kuk, which represe ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-02
... rs from a land shortage but that the government itself is to blame for policies favoring property developers in outrageous ways. In order to perpetuate the myth that land shortage is the main barrier ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-27
... rge-scale land reclamation and redeveloping the city’s aging housing, while avoiding moves to build on country parks as proposed by Leung this week. “There’s no reason to believe I’m not trusted by Be ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-27
... ts of the land lots designated for constructing hotels, office and residential buildings (HOR) within the district to the authority, Leung said. The move will enable the WKCD Authority to put the land ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-27
... it could land her into legal trouble and also put the care home at the risk of license revocation, according to the report. As for the victim's family, it has angrily denounced the center's staff, ac ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-26
... ip of the land on which the factory is built while in China, one has to pay for the land and still only have the rights to use the land for 50 years. Labor cost is the only element that is higher in t ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-25
... supply of land continues to be inadequate and property prices have risen again since last year. Coming in at second is Sydney with housing prices at 12.2 times the median household income, which means ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-24
... . the mainland) where our urban, transport and other key infrastructure planning are dictated not by the actual needs of the people in this city but by the economic and strategic needs of Beijing. Fur ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-24
... aming the land supply crunch on land use restrictions, Leung opened a Pandora's Box by declaring that country parks and green belt areas are fair game in his plan to build more public housing. Leung s ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-19
The government will continue efforts to boost housing and land supply, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said in his policy address on Wednesday. Supply will be increased through initiatives such as the ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-18
The Hong Kong government will identify land sites to enable development of new convention and exhibition facilities in the city, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said on Wednesday. Authorities need to ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-18
... the high land prices, indicating that they too are not sure as to how long the property rally will continue. Cheung Kong Property Holdings (01113.HK) announced a plan to participate in an Australian ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-17
