Aerial view of high-rise buildings of Kowloon district in July 2020. Photo: Sun Yeung
Aerial view of high-rise buildings of Kowloon district in July 2020. Photo: Sun Yeung
Roderick Hills Jr.
Opinion

Opinion

Concrete Analysis by Roderick Hills Jr. and Qiao Shitong

Breaking old land monopoly in Hong Kong to resolve the city’s housing crisis

  • Hong Kong could consider creating new property rights for every citizen to break the endless dickering with leasehold owners
  • Bargaining or market mechanism are favoured over urban planning to determine housing project locations in the US, Singapore

Aerial view of high-rise buildings of Kowloon district in July 2020. Photo: Sun Yeung
Aerial view of high-rise buildings of Kowloon district in July 2020. Photo: Sun Yeung
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