Members pay an entrance fee of about HK$400,000 (S$68,000) and some have been vocal in their opposition to the redevelopment plan, citing ecological, commercial and social reasons to make their case.
Nobody working class is missing out on their golf because of this.
Beijing directly exhorted local officials to fix the problems in the aftermath of the mass protests that rocked the city in 2019, demanding that Hong Kong get rid of so-called cage homes or subdivided apartments by 2049.
Based Beijing.
The decision to build on the golf course also reflects how old business elites in Hong Kong are losing political sway as more staunchly pro-Beijing loyalists gain ground.
When Beijing’s top official for the city visited it in April, he did not meet the real estate developers association, which represents some of the richest families, raising questions over whether the interests of the wealthy clans are even a major concern to the top leadership.
Mr Zeman argued that shrinking the golf course hits at the heart of the way business is done in the city. “A lot of deals are done on the golf course all over the world for business people,” he said.
Fuck off back to your offices and make your deals there you fucking ghouls.
Beijing directly exhorted local officials to fix the problems in the aftermath of the mass protests that rocked the city in 2019, demanding that Hong Kong get rid of so-called cage homes or subdivided apartments by 2049.
You will take safe transportation. You will walk in the park. You WILL NOT live in the pod. And you WILL be happy.
Hong Kong’s real estate situation is unique, to be sure, but I really hope I start seeing more of this kind of thing elsewhere.
It’s not that I actually want to see more buildings everywhere. But there are tons of areas with a constant housing crisis. The rich have made sure that policies are in place where they can continue to sit on properties and keep rents high indefinitely while the majority suffer. Maybe new development needing to encroach on their precious rich people spaces could make a difference.
…lol probably not.
I see you tankies are cheering on another genocide against a minority group in China. This is erasure of millionaire and billionaire culture, and you Russian CCP whataboutism bots are cheering for it!
siiiiiigh… tommy need drinky
absolutely idiotic to waste any space in the most dense commercial real estate on earth on fucking golf. Go fly to the mainland if you want to play golf dickheads, they at least have land to spare
citing ecological
You don’t understand, this unnatural gras monoculture is very important for the environment!!
