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  • Meron35@lemmy.worldtoFuck Cars@lemmy.worldThoughts on Hong Kong urbanism?
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    2 months ago

    Hong Kong not having enough land to build is a myth. Less than 30% of its land is developed, and no, mountainous terrain is not an excuse when the Peak Tram allows access to literal mansions on the sides of Victoria Peak.

    Instead, analysts point to other factors such as the vested interest the Hong Kong government has in keeping land (and therefore house) prices high for revenue purposes (due to it’s infamous lack of taxes), political corruption, financing infrastructure, and other political factors.

    If you’ve ever walked around Hong Kong, you’ll notice that despite all the public transit and pedestrian footpaths, it is incredibly carbrained (or rather, rich brained). Highways and flyovers randomly carve up the city funnel endless cars which legally do not have to give way to pedestrians, and the pedestrian walkways are all developed by real estate developers, which force you to walk through an IKEA maze like mall every time you wish to go anywhere.

    Hopping off the airport express onto Kowloon station and want to transfer to a bus? Better to take a taxi, unless you wish to brave the dingy bus station which looks more like a truck loading zone.

    Why doesn’t the Hong Kong government sell more public land? - Document - Gale Academic OneFile - https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|A467266342&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=16733444&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon~f6bbb3ee&aty=open-web-entry