#Opinion by Lau Sai-leung 劉細良 | " Political lobbying is not regulated in Hong Kong because power was vested in civil servants in the past, and there was not much room for such things. Now the lawmakers have assumed power. Untrammeled, they have ushered in the era of pay-to-play. When lawmakers make a show of querying or vetoing a funding request, the stakeholders affected know it’s time to lobby. A relationship of interests is thus created."
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"香港沒有任何規管政治游說工作,因為以往權力在公務員手,沒有甚麼政治游說空間,現在轉移到議員之手,在冇王管的狀態下,利益輸送由此而來。當議員作勢質疑或否決撥款,stakeholders 便需要做游說工作,利益關係由此搭上。"
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redevelopment in hong kong 在 Apple Daily - English Edition Facebook 的最佳解答
A secondary school on Thursday stressed that its students were “law-abiding and non-violent,” after the Hong Kong government halted its redevelopment plan in a decision that could be linked to the principal’s political views.
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華英中學副校長劉美珠就事件向傳媒派發新聞稿,指校方會持續地引導學生成為一位守法、顧己及人、和平、理性、不以暴力處理問題的中學生;校方期待在各方努力下,重建計劃能盡快落實。
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redevelopment in hong kong 在 Explore_HongKong Facebook 的最讚貼文
Why are there so many people outside the Haw Par Mansion 虎豹別墅 on its open day? It is part of HongKonger’s collective memories.
The mansion was built by Aw Boon Haw 胡文虎, a Burmese-Chinese tycoon, who produce the very famous ointment - Tiger Balm oil 萬金油, in 1930s.
This Mansion is one of the three Tiger Balm Mansions in the world - another two in FuJian and Singapore respectively. The ones in Hong Kong and Singapore also has a theme park for public enjoyment and to promote Chinese values - do good things (the theme park was full of sculptures showing the different ways the King of Hell punishes people who did bad things). It was a nightmare to the kids 😅
The Tiger Balm garden in Hong Kong was where locals visit during weekends in the past. Have I been to the Tiger Balm garden before? Yes! When I was 3 years old. And then in 1998, the Aw family sold the entire Garden complex to Cheung Kong Holdings for redevelopment. To preserve this garden, the government made an agreement with Cheung Kong Holdings, but the theme park was still demolished in 2004.
The remaining 1/8th of the original garden has turned into a music centre - Haw Par Music. The other part was demolished and used to build luxury houses - the Legend at Jardine’s Lookout.
Can you still visit the Haw Par Mansion now?
Yes! It is open to public daily until 6pm. In order to have access to all rooms in the mansion, you need to book a guided tour at https://www.hawparmusic.org in advance. Check out @HarParMusic for more information.
@hongkong_greeters managed to go into the mansion yesterday 👏🏻👏🏻 thanks for all these photos!
Where is it? 15A Tai Hang Road, Tai Hang 香港大坑大坑道15號A
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