... struction land area in the city area will be limited within 1,772 square kilometers. The city will have six sub-centers by then. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Feb. 22. Tra ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-27
The Hong Kong government said it will release land supply in the coming fiscal year that could provide 28,600 homes, including 19,200 units from its land sale program, the highest since 2010. The 28,6 ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-26
... ng to the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to re-route the 50-kilometer Cross Island Line around the Central Catchment Nature Reserve near the MacRitchie Reservoir, rather than through it, Reuters repor ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-26
Property sales at Sino Land Co. Ltd. (00083.HK) jumped 75.7 percent to HK$7.19 billion for the six months to Dec. 31 as three luxury projects in the New Territories and a high-end development in Wan C ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-25
... Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd., said. Meanwhile, Midland Realty chief executive Sammy Po called more transparency in the real estate policy and a time table for the removal of restrictions. Other ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-25
... ostly for land reform. Based on a Hawaii court ruling, 10 billion pesos (US$210.04 million) was used to compensate about 10,000 victims of human rights abuses. The government hoped to raise US$17.7 mi ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-25
... of the island of Borneo. West and East Malaysia are separated by part of the South China Sea. Sabah and Sarawak had gained a substantial degree of autonomy from the British colonial government before ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-24
... and high land prices. The property market will stabilize after possibly witnessing another 10 percent correction in prices, the tycoon said. New World will not sell its properties at a steep discount ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-24
Nearly 40,000 people pitched in almost US$1.5 million in a crowdfunding campaign to buy a New Zealand beach for public use. The Awaroa beach in the Abel Tasman National Park on the north coast of Sout ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-24
Concern groups said a proposal to build a hotel in a green belt on southwestern Lantau island may damage the fragile ecology of the area, Apple Daily reported on Tuesday. The Lantau Development Adviso ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-23
... icts. The land-owning Jat community is relatively affluent and has traditionally been seen as upper caste. They are mainly based in Haryana and seven other states in northern India. The Jats are liste ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-23
The government will not sell land at steep discounts or high premiums. Secretary for Development Paul Chan made the comment after the government was criticized for inconsistency in the pricing of a pl ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-22
... ging from land purchases to property development. Wanda Group will only focus on brand management, securing investments and running the facilities. As a result, Wanda will only account for 30 percent ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-20
... ity while land supply remains in shortage. Against this backdrop, the development of housing, land and transportation for the city will be a focus for the government in 2016. In terms of residential n ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-20
... boring wetlands to water the flowers, upending the delicate ecological balance and potentially destroying the natural habitat. In the past, green groups have accused the villagers of destroying trees ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-19
People are being warned that they could face arrest if they try to take Codeine-laced cough syrup into mainland China as authorities are stepping up vigilance against banned substances. Codeine, a sle ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-19
... policy on land use, instead of filing judicial challenges against plans to increase land supply. Meanwhile, Secretary for Development Paul Chan Mo-po said it is difficult to increase land supply throu ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-19
... immerman. Land records suggested that the plot was owned by several parties, and that a company incorporated in British Virgin Islands is listed as having some links to the property. The Planning Depa ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-18
Mainland Headwear Holdings Ltd. (01100.HK) is expanding its production capacity in Bangladesh, aiming for it to contribute 70 percent of the company's output this year amid growing demand. Orders have ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-18
Hong Kong aviation authorities are under fire over lax standards after an incident last year in which a Cathay Pacific cargo pilot reportedly was asleep while the plane was coming in to land. Labor Pa ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-18
