{"id":50858,"date":"2017-04-04T15:02:42","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T08:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/raising-urban-plot-ratios-can-only-improve-the-quality-of-life-in-hong-kong\/"},"modified":"2017-04-04T15:08:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T08:08:17","slug":"raising-urban-plot-ratios-can-only-improve-the-quality-of-life-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/raising-urban-plot-ratios-can-only-improve-the-quality-of-life-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising urban plot ratios can only improve the quality of life in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTo many of us, a long commute is a drag. By long, I mean an hour or more one way \u2013 and don\u2019t forget the return trip.
\nMany fellow Hongkongers are moving into new homes in suburban areas, just to escape the soaring home prices in more central locations. But while you pay less for a roof above your head, you have to spend hours on a packed bus without a seat on a hot summer\u2019s day, or you rush home to catch the midnight news.
\nIt is not a quality life. Unfortunately, to many, this…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…Raising urban plot ratios can only improve the quality of life in Hong Kong<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To many of us, a long commute is a drag. 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