... hen’s new town development plans, they can win big with government compensation. For Shenzhen officials, the “legalization” approach can pave the way for them to include small properties in the well-t ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-20
... ed to win Town Planning Board approval to build a luxury residential project on the site to no avail. All that time, the value of the land has surged on the back of a property boom. At the same time's ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-19
... nto a new town under the development project, and is expected to provide 16,000 housing units. But 16 elderly care centers in Shek Tsai Leng, in central Kwu Tung, are already home to about 900 people, ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-13
... that the Town Planning Board rejected in 2011, have bought several plots of farmland in the area and are understood to be on the brink of resubmitting their rezoning and development application. Mean ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-13
Shop rents at the top end of town could fall by as much as half as big spenders from the mainland stay away from Hong Kong, Ming Pao Daily reported Monday. The report said that owners of some of Cause ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-12
For all the hype, not to mention a hefty price tag, the Tseung Kwan O Town Park does not impress a lot of people. The park, touted as the government's billion-dollar answer to complaints that the tow ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-02
... lk of the town earlier this month as a Hong Kong singer took the runner-up position. The event shows that Hong Kong people are beginning to accept Chinese style and culture, and that the integration b ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-30
... ng in the town square, the newspaper said. It's a common enough leisure activity for middle-aged women in many cities across China, but as far as the man was concerned, it's the women who should be c ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-28
In another case highlighting the conflict between local villagers and environmentalists in Hong Kong, the Town Planning Board has scheduled meetings over three days until Wednesday to hear proposals t ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-28
Korean superstar Kim Soo-hyun is visiting Hong Kong to promote a cosmetic product, but it's not all work and no play. Kim, a badminton fanatic, is keen to hit a shuttlecock if organizers can find a ve ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-23
Ford is planning a comeback in the China premium market with its Mustang and Lincoln brands, Shanghai Daily reported Monday. Ford has not had a presence in China’s premium car market in the last few y ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-21
... st Thomas Town attraction on the mainland at Changning district in Shanghai. The company intends to build on its experience with Thomas & Friends to launch its other brands on the mainland. "It is ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-16
The “through train” is in town and it's time to get aboard, if the market buzz is to be believed. A through train is a way of allowing Hong Kong- and mainland-based investors to trade shares directly ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-14
Safety-conscious supervisors at Fengjing Water Town in Shanghai's Jinshan district have set strict limits on the number of people allowed to visit its new upside-down house attraction, Shanghai Daily ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-14
Thousands of people in Ligang town in Huazhou city in China's southern Guangdong province took to the streets Saturday demanding the scrapping of a crematorium project, forcing the local government to ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-14
... s Chinese Town Holdings Co., China Resources Land Ltd. (01109.HK) and Greenland Holding Group stayed away on concern about an emerging bubble in tourism-related properties, the report said. Kaisa Grou ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-10
... e coastal town of Boao, with operations expected to begin in 2016. -- Contact HKEJ at [email protected] KZ/AC/RC ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-10
... nd shanty-town renovation, it said. A government work report released earlier this year pledged to improve the affordable housing system and set a target to begin construction on more than 7 million u ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-07
... up a new town in the desert 75 km west of Hetian. The town’s population has already grown from nothing to more than 4,800, with new residents from Henan and Gansu. Some are given a new flat and land ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-07
... fers to a town built near a large city, with ample jobs and well-developed public facilities. Overseas experience shows that it usually takes a big manufacturing sector to draw the large working popul ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-01
