It's fascinating. The same Uber driver told me how many of the crumbling buildings need ot be renovated but the govt couldn't find the owners. In Mainland when they couldn't they just demolished it regardless and rebuilt, to be figured out later when an owner showed up. Hong Kong couldn't and didn't.
I love Hong Kong after living there before and after the handover. The first time I went back after a long break, I stayed just for a few days in Central and was sad to see the mainlandification of the place and the generic new malls. The second time, I stayed in Sheung Wan and the old Hong Kong of shops in crumbling buildings selling dr…
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