Lately, many cases of debris falling from Hong Kong’s ageing buildings have made the headlines. Most notably, a building in Mong Kok had two incidents of falling concrete debris within just 10 days.
“Hong Kong is what I would call an ultra-extreme, high-density city. We have about 42,000 buildings,” she says. “Because we are a service economy, we don’t have a lot of industry – 60% ...
Hong Kong plans to crack down on poor-quality subdivided flats are leaving many low-income residents uncertain about their ...
A fire at a residential and commercial building Hong Kong has killed at least five people and injured 35 others earlier today. Police at 11.30am said the injured had been taken to five hospitals.