POLITICS● LOWAug 6 · Aug 6, 2026, 1:30 AM
Hong Kong needs regenerated districts, not piecemeal renewal
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s redevelopment policy is approaching an institutional turning point. Recent government proposals – pilot schemes for additional plot ratios and cross-district plot ratio transfers – are presented as new instruments to stimulate redevelopment in ageing districts. Yet they extend the same paradigm that shaped policy for decades: incentivising redevelopment through floor-area bonuses, relying on land premium as the financial logic and assuming more buildable area will automatically...
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