Acts of philanthropy should be welcomed - even more so when they help resolve pressing problems that affect many in society. So when property tycoon Lee Shau-kee announced plans to donate seven...
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6 May 2013
Your detailed coverage of the plight of Hong Kong's urban and rural trees highlights the need for urgent action if we are to save at least some of our natural heritage.
2:55AM
21 Apr 2013
Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung said the offer was unprecedented: "No developer has donated land to the government like this. If an individual is really willing to donate, and the land...
6:28AM
12 Apr 2013
The Society for Protection of the Harbour completely agrees with your editorial, "Reclamation must be a last resort" (April 8), as a means of providing land for housing development.
3:12AM
8 Apr 2013
Responsible leaders look forward and plan for tomorrow. Hong Kong's government is doing as it should by looking for ways to increase the supply of land so that our city can further develop. But...
2:04AM
31 Mar 2013
A study by the University of Hong Kong has revealed how serious a problem light pollution has become in Hong Kong. The worst reading taken by the survey team at the Space Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui...
2:08AM
The government appears to have a blind spot. It should look at the map of Hong Kong and see that 90 per cent of our land resources of nearly 110,000 hectares are in the New Territories, most of...
3:29AM
The five sites on the shortlist, all located near the shore, are in Tuen Mun, Sha Tin, Tsing Yi and on Lantau. Together, they could provide about 600 hectares of land, the Development Bureau said...
6:41AM
Solving the housing problem has become a top priority for the Hong Kong SAR and its chief executive Leung Chun-ying. This was reflected in his policy address.
1:41AM
Repeated interventions in the Hong Kong property market by officials, particularly former chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen and Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah, have caused havoc for...
2:31AM
A luxury residential site up for tender in Ho Man Tin that had a price tag of more than HK$11 billion put on it by land surveyors attracted six bids before the tender closed yesterday.
5:28AM
When it comes to market intervention, the less the better. In Hong Kong, the formula has been tried and tested and contributes to our success in being named the world's freest economy for many...
3:27AM
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