Greenish hue to the game of the name that developers play
THOSE smart Hong Kong business people in the property industry wouldn't throw away money, would they? The answer is: yes, they do it all the time. They suffer incalculable losses by inflicting incredibly crass names on their property developments.
Who would want to live in Greenish Court, a Discovery Bay tower which conjures up images of unhealthy complexions? An understated banking friend had to overcome huge embarrassment before he could force himself to sign a lease for a flat in MacDonnell Road named Wealthy Heights.
Corruption-swoopers at the ICAC are groaning, having found they have to move from one building with 'car park' in its name to another.
Similarly unglamorous is the Yau Ma Tei Car Park Building in Kowloon, where you'll find the office of Anna Hoffman and her colleagues at the International Organisation for Migration.
This building has a major highway running right through the middle of it. The road enters the building at a level equivalent to four or five storeys above ground.
It is interesting that another resident of the block is the Traffic Control and Surveillance Division. I can only assume they have a hole drilled in their office floor for the purpose.