{"id":76218,"date":"2018-01-10T17:42:28","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T10:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/opinion-the-issue-of-illegal-structures-is-a-time-bomb-not-a-lack-of-political-sensitivity\/"},"modified":"2018-01-10T18:03:16","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T11:03:16","slug":"opinion-the-issue-of-illegal-structures-is-a-time-bomb-not-a-lack-of-political-sensitivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/opinion-the-issue-of-illegal-structures-is-a-time-bomb-not-a-lack-of-political-sensitivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: The issue of illegal structures is a time bomb, not a lack of political sensitivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\u201cBased on the information that I have now, I do not feel this is an integrity issue, and that\u2019s why it will not compromise Teresa\u2019s position as the secretary for justice.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8212; Chief executive Carrie Lam Chen Yuet-ngor, SCMP Jan. 10<br \/>\nTake a car or a bus ride some day through the New Territories west of Shek Kong airfield and you will receive an object lesson in what \u201ctotally unrestricted free enterprise\u201d means, when applied to town planning.<br \/>\nThe words \u201c&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/article\/2127677\/opinion-issue-illegal-structures-time-bomb-not-lack-political-sensitivity\" target=\"_blank\">Opinion: The issue of illegal structures is a time bomb, not a lack of political sensitivity<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; 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