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A South Korean activist calls for a strong global plastics treaty outside the venue for the meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Busan, South Korea, on December 1. Photo: AP
Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | No global plastic treaty yet, but Hong Kong has work to do

Readers discuss the imperative of passing local legislation to curb plastic use, the authority vested in Malaysia’s Conference of Rulers, and the danger of narrow pavements.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong plans 37 priority farmland areas but critics say some sites left out

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Hong Kong housing

Golf course ruling won’t have ‘huge impact’ on Hong Kong flats supply: John Lee

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Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong’s South Island line extension to adopt smart and green mass transit system

Government opts to abandon heavy rail system for project that will form a loop connecting Wong Chuk Hang station and HKU station.

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Passengers board a South Island line train at Admiralty station. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong courts

Golf club reprieve as Hong Kong court quashes approval for 12,000 flats on site

Judge notes that decision could lead to public consultation being conducted again.

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LGBTQ

Letters | Hong Kong courts back rights of gay couples. Government should too

Readers discuss the court rulings upholding equal rights on housing and inheritance, the city’s less-than-busy roads, what sets Singapore’s housing estates apart, and Australia’s social media ban.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Time to enforce building code for barrier-free access in Hong Kong

Readers discuss the slow pace of change to cater to wheelchair users, tackling hospitals’ operational issues, elderly people who live alone and the call for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

Two elderly women rest in a park next to a wheelchair, in Hong Kong’s Cheung Sha Wan district on May 29. Photo: Jelly Tse
Accidents and personal safety

Letters | Drones and robots must be widely used to reduce worksite deaths

Readers discuss using drones to improve construction safety, how developers are turning to property technology and a more targeted approach to reducing escalator accidents in MTR stations.

Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong should be a city where wheelchair users are welcome

Readers discuss cases of restaurants turning away customers in wheelchair, using ChatGPT to improve English-speaking abilities and discrimination against ethnic minority groups.

Hong Kong

Editorial | Settle Hong Kong slope disputes for the sake of safety

Climate change has increased the risks of landslides in city and this is no time to argue about maintenance work.

Workers deal with a Tai Po landslide on Bride’s Pool Road near Wu Kau Tang in September. Photo: Dickson Lee
Bhutan

Bhutan aims to sell Southeast Asia on its 21-year ‘mindfulness city’ project

The tiny Himalayan kingdom is looking to raise US$100 million to get its planned special administrative region off the ground.

A Bhutanese man looks out over mountains in the South Asian nation. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong housing

Editorial | Much to gain and lose at Hong Kong’s Choi Hung Estate

Renewal of ageing Kowloon site will provide an extra 9,200 public housing flats, but remove a colourful social media hotspot.

Singapore

Higher education: why are more schools in Asia favouring high-rise buildings?

Among them, three junior colleges in Singapore will move to new campuses in 2028 and occupy smaller sites with blocks up to 12 storeys.

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Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority considers taking on Kowloon City project

Managing director Wai Chi-sing says authority is now exploring taking up a major redevelopment project on its own after failed tender.

The Urban Renewal Authority may consider issuing more bonds, the organisation’s managing director has said. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s failed land tender reflects caution among big developers

Development costs, poor returns may be holding back developers from URA joint ventures, analysts say.

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General view of Kowloon City Market and Cooked Food Centre in Kowloon City. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong society

Redevelopment of Hong Kong’s Instagram-famous Choi Hung Estate to begin in 2028

Housing Department tells Wong Tai Sin District Council the first stage of redevelopment will start in 2028 and the second between 2035 and 2036.

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Hong Kong economy

Letters | Hong Kong shows its education hub aspiration isn’t just talk

Readers discuss the government’s push to become a magnet for global talent, language requirements for university admissions, a new Chinese culture centre and provision of handrails around the city.

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Hong Kong economy

HK$600 million for Hong Kong exhibition hall justified for ‘educational value’

Bernadette Linn says hall will showcase city’s urban development projects and estimated cost is comparable with similar facilities in city.

An exhibition on the Kau Yi Chau artificial islands project organised by Hong Kong’s Civil Engineering and Development Department in February 2023. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Hong Kong economy

Need for HK$700 million gallery on prime Hong Kong site questioned

Government plans to set up a gallery on Wan Chai waterfront to showcase major projects such as Northern Metropolis.

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Sustainability

Singapore’s bold mission to naturalise its urban setting

Singapore’s evolution from Garden City to City in Nature has been the latest step in a decades-long process by which an urban population is learning to coexist with the natural world.

Hong Kong society

Letters | Gym’s closure underscores need for whistle-blower protections

Readers discuss the lessons to learn from Physical Fitness’s troubles, the practice of offering property buyers cash rebates and New Territories development as an engine of growth.

Signage for a Physical Fitness gym is seen in Hong Kong on September 27. When companies struggle financially, the staff and creditors are usually the first ones to spot the signs. Photo: Bloomberg
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong assures fair bidding process for 3 new mass transit projects

MTR Corp has no advantage in East Kowloon, Kai Tak and Hung Shui Kiu bids as the projects ‘don’t involve a heavy rail system’, official says.

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Transport authorities have invited relevant suppliers and operators to submit expressions of interest for the mass transit systems in Kai Tak and East Kowloon. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong society

Letters | Reshape how Hong Kong preserves historic buildings

Readers discuss the conservation of a historic block at Tai Kwun, crowd control measures during festivals, and the significance of the arrival of two new pandas.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | How Shanghai, Shenzhen and Singapore could inspire Hong Kong on climate change

Readers discuss climate adaptation strategies Hong Kong could adopt, and options for elderly taxi drivers.

China's economic recovery

Exclusive | With major waterway plans in the pipeline, is China in its ‘grand canal era’?

Local governments seeking economy-boosting infrastructure projects are pitching costly waterways, ushering in a ‘grand canal era’ and raising eyebrows.

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Illustration: Brian Wang
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | How Hong Kong can help its SMEs make a difference

The government need not blindly back development projects but instead match enterprises who need work with communities who need help.

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A view of the social housing project on Nam Cheong Street, before it was ready for residents to move in, on August 20, 2020. Photo: Winson Wong
Architecture and design

The inaugural Open House Hong Kong highlights the city’s rich urban landscape

The first local edition of the global design phenomenon promises to showcase the city’s rich and varied urban landscape, and place it within a global context

France

New York, Paris, Milan: where in the world is closest to becoming a ‘15-minute city’?

Study maps progress towards an urban planning ideal, highlighting disparities globally.

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9 September, 2024
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