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In 2010, an old building collapsed in Ma Tau Wai, killing four people. Many of these older buildings in Hong Kong are “three-nil” buildings, meaning that they do not have owners ...

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In his section on the Blue House, the century-old Wan Chai tenement ... and the Stanley Municipal Services Building. "I think public architecture in Hong Kong serves a dual purpose," Wan says.

David Bellis, a British national who spent over 30 years in Hong Kong and founded Gwulo, an archive of old Hong Kong photos, ...

Hong Kong authorities have issued more than 5,000 fire safety warnings after inspecting around 700 high-risk old buildings that were identified after a deadly blaze broke out in an ageing ...

The Municipal Services Buildings (MSBs) of Hong Kong trace their origins back to the colonial period. In the 1960s, Hong Kong was rocked by riots, initially sparked by labor disputes, which soon ...

Hong Kong's stock of old buildings is rising, as those built during the construction boom from the 1950s to the '70s age. Those managed privately or under government stewardship are inspected and ...

“It’s the result of century-old experience in international finance and wealth management, creating a foundation that new financial centers simply can’t replicate,” he adds. Hong Kong’s ...

But it gets worse. To maximize income from the rent in central Hong Kong, landlords build "coffin homes," nicknamed because of their resemblance to real coffins. Twenty-four people live here ...