... ortage of land, housing inventories, and urban public infrastructure, China's government imposed restrictions on both demand for and supply of housing. But, as the spike in housing prices in these cit ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-27
... ppose the land acquisition plans and forcing authorities to scale down the project. The comments by Yiu came after the Housing Authority issued on Saturday a document in which it revealed that it had ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-26
... secure a land giveaway to so-called indigenous male village residents, a system that has now been so widely abused that no one can seriously argue that it even meets its original objectives. However, ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-23
... by rising land and home prices, and amid a lack of other investment channels, more speculators flock to the property market. As such, China’s property bubble may simply continue to build up in the sho ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-23
... plots of land, leading to record-high transactions. Up to two-thirds of the buyers of these expensive land plots are state-owned firms, according to People’s Daily. Banks, meanwhile, are flooded with ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-23
... s limited land and workforce, is hoping driverless vehicles will encourage its residents to use more shared vehicles and public transport. Grab said its data showed drivers in Singapore are less likel ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-23
... mittee on land supply, a position he still holds, is to ensure that the Wang Chau project contributes to the fulfillment of the government's long-term objective of ensuring enough land for housing dev ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-22
... cilities, land or an interest in land. Chu said ethnic minorities are often reluctant to file complaints, with some people not aware of the procedures and some staying away due to the fear of being se ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-22
Among a set of favorable factors, mainland interest in Hong Kong equities is receiving probably the most attention. One can sense the excitement with a glance at reports from local and Chinese media. ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-22
... aster, England, confirmed it was willing to take care of the bear. The park maintains a facility established specifically to host polar bears and currently has four of the animals living there, The In ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-21
... flats on land that is already occupied by villagers in the first phase of development and then it will build the remaining 13,000 on uninhabited brownfield sites in the following phases. From a town ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-21
... mittee on Land Supply chaired by Tsang. That came after Leung was criticized for his role on a task force on Wang Chau's development in which he spent too much time leading talks and lobbying support ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-20
... flats on land that is already occupied by villagers, which would lead to their forced relocation, rather than on uninhabited brownfield sites? Is it because these sites are owned by powerful clan lea ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-20
A number of second-tier Chinese cities have tightened their housing policy as land prices keep surging. More cities are likely to follow. China’s housing market may face a correction from as early as ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-19
... l plot of land in Wang Chau in Yuen Long has turned into a huge powder keg after Leung got personally involved in the controversial housing project. Twenty-eight legislators signed a petition asking L ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-19
... increase land supply, including using brownfield sites, for housing, the other statement said. It also stressed that the government has remained steadfast in handling Wang Chau and other development ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-19
... illagers' land rights. During the raid on Wukan this month, police fired rubber bullets and tear gas into the crowd, injuring dozens of villagers, some of whom were in critical condition, media report ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-19
... n the mainland. High land and rent prices have long driven out of Shenzhen makers of cheap, labor-intensive goods like toys, shoes and garments to inland provinces or cheaper countries like Vietnam, I ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-15
With the Legislative Council set to begin a new term on October 1, some freshly-minted lawmakers have begun to focus on a longer-term issue: land lease arrangements in Hong Kong post-2047. As 2047 wil ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-15
... nment and landowners on the project, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. Chu said the government has been trying to "cover it up with PR tricks". Affected villagers denounced the lack of transpare ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-15
