Hong Kong Homes Flattened for US$28 Bn High-Tech Hub
Authorities are clearing at least 25 villages for a project expected to cost up to HK$360 billion, officials and S&P said.
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Hong Kong homes flattened for US$28 billion high-tech hub
An area roughly a third of Hong Kong including villages, natural wetlands and farmland is being converted into the "Northern Metropolis", an ambitious project aimed at deepening integration with mainland China.
Northern Metropolis: Hong Kong homes flattened for HK$224 billion high-tech hub
Chan Yuk-tong hoped to spend his remaining years in the row of small, blue-brick houses where he was born and raised, but the 71-year-old’s Hong Kong village home will soon be bulldozed to make way for a vast tech hub. An area roughly a third of Hong Kong including villages, natural wetlands and farmland is […]
Hong Kong homes flattened for US$28 bn high-tech hub
An area roughly a third of Hong Kong including villages, natural wetlands and farmland is being converted into the "Northern Metropolis", an ambitious project aimed at deepening integration with the mainland, diversifying the economy and providing new homes. "I can't bear to leave... If not for the government developing this area, I would likely spend the rest of my life here. After all, I belong here," Chan told AFP as he packed up belongings i…
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