https://www.scmp.com/rss/324265/feed Clement Lau is the chairman of the Hong Kong board of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com To many of us, a long commute is a drag. By long, I mean an hour or more one way – and don’t forget the return trip. Many fellow Hongkongers are moving into new homes in suburban areas, just to escape the soaring home prices in more central locations. But while you pay less for a roof above your head, you have to spend hours on a packed bus without a seat on a hot summer’s day, or you rush home to catch the midnight news. It is not a quality life. Unfortunately, to many, this might be their best... https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2084416/raising-urban-plot-ratios-can-only-improve-quality-life?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2084416/raising-urban-plot-ratios-can-only-improve-quality-life?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Apr 2017 08:02:42 +0000