{"id":44920,"date":"2017-02-21T14:41:27","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T07:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/heres-how-to-retain-a-little-personality-in-hong-kongs-concrete-jungle\/"},"modified":"2017-02-21T14:44:26","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T07:44:26","slug":"heres-how-to-retain-a-little-personality-in-hong-kongs-concrete-jungle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/heres-how-to-retain-a-little-personality-in-hong-kongs-concrete-jungle\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s how to retain a little personality in Hong Kong\u2019s concrete jungle"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt\u2019s no secret that, for the last two decades, Hong Kong has been undergoing somewhat of an identity crisis, one that has filtered down to the very essence of our neighbourhoods.
\nWhile older districts such as Wanchai and Sham Shui Po are still generally chock-a-block with personality, with their cluttered array of boutiques and diverse demographic, many of the so-called new towns, built for function over form, are still considered \u201csecond-rate.\u201d
\nThat\u2019s according to…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…Here\u2019s how to retain a little personality in Hong Kong\u2019s concrete jungle<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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