{"id":113605,"date":"2020-01-14T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T04:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-has-dozens-of-disused-school-sites-standing-idle-the-government-should-convert-them-into-public-rental-housing\/"},"modified":"2020-01-14T11:26:06","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T04:26:06","slug":"hong-kong-has-dozens-of-disused-school-sites-standing-idle-the-government-should-convert-them-into-public-rental-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-has-dozens-of-disused-school-sites-standing-idle-the-government-should-convert-them-into-public-rental-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong has dozens of disused school sites standing idle \u2013 the government should convert them into public rental housing"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAccording to the planning department, there are currently 183 vacant school premises in Hong Kong, of which about 70 per cent are zoned for government, institution or community (GIC) uses.These vacant school sites are mainly located in the New Territories, in places such as Yuen Long and North District. Occasionally, some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) use the sites for non profit-making activities with prior approval from the Lands Department.NGOs can usually occupy the premises on\u2026
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…Hong Kong has dozens of disused school sites standing idle \u2013 the government should convert them into public rental housing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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