New Territories Development

17 Feb 2013

Lau Wong-fat said he appreciated efforts made by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's administration, but he hoped a "generous approach" would be taken to tackling some of the thorny issues affecting...

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Many problems for potential development in New Territories

9 Jan 2013

Property analysts say implementing a proposal by Lee Shau-kee, chairman of Henderson Land, to build low-priced homes in the New Territories will not be easy.

3:26AM

Henderson Land considers building HK$1m flats

7 Jan 2013

Henderson Land Development chairman Lee Shau-kee said his company will consider building low-priced homes in the New Territories costing HK$1 million each, as long as the government provides them...

4:31AM

End small-house policy, Civic Party says

7 Jan 2013

Ending the small-house policy for indigenous villagers in the New Territories would boost land supply and ease the city's housing shortage, the Civic Party says.

5:44AM

Land of opportunity

13 Dec 2012

Multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects combined with new property developments mean the New Territories will become the biggest supplier of homes next year.

11:35AM

New Territories villagers air views over government's new-towns plans

9 Dec 2012

Villagers who would be forced to make way if the government redevelops parts of the northeastern New Territories vowed yesterday to defend their homes.

4:47AM

Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

5:26AM

How much land do we have?

Look at a satellite photograph of Hong Kong, and the first thing you notice is how much countryside there is. We are roughly comparable in terms of population and area with New York City, but our...

1:55PM

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Sai Kung village, Pak Sha O, under threat from developer

A Sai Kung village rich in ecological and heritage values is under threat from a developer who has bought up land faster than the government can freeze and zone its use, conservationists warn.

4:41AM

Backing for taller village houses rises

A rising chorus that includes government advisers is calling for the three-storey height limit on village houses to be raised as a way to cope with a land shortage. One rural leader suggested the...

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Letters to the Editor, October 21, 2012

Old and new MPF set-up impractical

The Mandatory Provident Fund is a good thing, because it forces very low-income groups to save money, which they otherwise might not do.

1:39AM

HK policymakers can't ignore online activism

Hong Kong's establishment is struggling to keep up with a new phenomenon: youth activism driven by new social media.

1:46AM

Bottom-up, community-based planning is needed

The current row over development proposals for the northeastern New Territories reflects a big gap in Hong Kong's planning system; that is, the lack of bottom-up, community-based planning.

1:42AM