{"id":60642,"date":"2017-07-13T21:40:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T14:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/can-reclamation-resolve-hong-kongs-housing-problem\/"},"modified":"2017-07-13T21:49:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T14:49:45","slug":"can-reclamation-resolve-hong-kongs-housing-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/can-reclamation-resolve-hong-kongs-housing-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Can reclamation resolve Hong Kong\u2019s housing problem?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe new leadership of the Hong Kong government should consider restarting land reclamation to increase land supply to build new homes as a means to resolve the city\u2019s housing problem in the long run, according to a government think tank and a property agent.
\nStephen Wong, deputy executive director and head of public policy of a think tank, Our Hong Kong Foundation said Hong Kong\u2019s medium and long term housing supply was lagging behind its target, and urged the government to restart…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…Can reclamation resolve Hong Kong\u2019s housing problem?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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