Sustainable Living Hong Kong

“Land and Power in Hong Kong” – a public sharing with Alice Poon

Real Estate has long been a controversial topic within the city, and some critics consider the price right now is unbearable to most of the citizens. What are the leading causes for the astonishing land prices?

Community Development Initiative has invited Alice Poon, the author of Land and the Ruling Class in Hong Kong, to have a sharing with us. Alice will start from real estate, and discuss how it affects retail services and public utilities, and consequently how it becomes the root of severe wealth gap and social resentment. She will also share her views on what government should do to safeguard the fairness of the market and stop the property developers monopolizing different industries.

Date: 28th July 2010 (Wed)
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Venue: UT, 8/F, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese

Prior to her book, Alice worked for Sun Hung Kai Properties as well as the property development industry in Canada

Application: Please email your name, email and contact no to event’at’cdiorg.hk.