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Maura Wong

How to make Carrie Lam’s ‘starter homes’ affordable

Maura Wong says the chief executive-elect’s proposal for this type of social housing can only work if prices are regulated, and there are ways to make such projects attractive to developers

Will HK dare stop selling land to the highest bidder?

Maura Wong says the city has the ability – and the great need – to try a new way of land development that does not use money as the only yardstick. If other cities can innovate, why can’t Hong Kong?

Baby steps towards a pedestrian-friendly Hong Kong

Pedestrians on a Mong Kok street. Housing, transport and economic development are important. But the government should be cautioned against falling back on an outdated mode of urban planning that focuses only on hardware – mostly for vehicles – while ignoring the software that makes life bearable for the average person on the pavement. Photo: AP
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