Hong Kong’s ageing buildings are posing safety risks and have become a public concern. In the first of a two-part series, Edith Lin looks at the major problem of building decay and ways to ...
Two Hong Kong government buildings in Wan Chai heading for demolition have begun filling up again with temporary occupants, prompting calls for better long-term planning by authorities.
“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 ...
Nearly 200 incidents of birds flying into buildings and transparent noise barriers have been recorded in Hong Kong in four months, a study has found, with most of the cases likely due to large ...