{"id":93027,"date":"2018-07-03T11:00:17","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T04:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/to-realise-hong-kongs-harbourfront-potential-bureaus-must-rid-the-silo-mentality\/"},"modified":"2018-07-03T11:03:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T04:03:09","slug":"to-realise-hong-kongs-harbourfront-potential-bureaus-must-rid-the-silo-mentality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/to-realise-hong-kongs-harbourfront-potential-bureaus-must-rid-the-silo-mentality\/","title":{"rendered":"To realise Hong Kong\u2019s harbourfront potential, bureaus must rid the silo mentality"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAs many may know, I stepped back as a member of the Harbourfront Commission with effect from July 1, having been chairman since its inception in 2010, and involved for a number of years before that as a member of its predecessor, the Harbourfront Enhancement Committee.
\nObviously I have done so with some sadness but also with some pride in that the commission, which despite the fact that it is only an adviser to the Hong Kong government, has in my view, achieved some noticeable success in…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…To realise Hong Kong\u2019s harbourfront potential, bureaus must rid the silo mentality<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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