Hong Kong is going to build 12,000 apartments on a golf course. Rich people mad.
Hong Kong is going to build 12,000 apartments on a golf course. Rich people mad.
Members pay an entrance fee of about HK$400,000 (S$68,000) and some have been vocal in their opposition to the redevelopment plan, citing ecological, commercial and social reasons to make their case.
Nobody working class is missing out on their golf because of this.
Beijing directly exhorted local officials to fix the problems in the aftermath of the mass protests that rocked the city in 2019, demanding that Hong Kong get rid of so-called cage homes or subdivided apartments by 2049.
Based Beijing.
The decision to build on the golf course also reflects how old business elites in Hong Kong are losing political sway as more staunchly pro-Beijing loyalists gain ground.
When Beijing’s top official for the city visited it in April, he did not meet the real estate developers association, which represents some of the richest families, raising questions over whether the interests of the wealthy clans are even a major concern to the top leadership.
Mr Zeman argued that shrinking the golf course hits at the heart of the way business is done in the city. “A lot of deals are done on the golf course all over the world for business people,” he said.
Fuck off back to your offices and make your deals there you fucking ghouls.
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If there is one flaw in this beautiful story, it's that they aren't reclaiming enough to prevent people from playing golf there entirely
This made me look up whether Xi golfs, and I found this gem from CNN in 2017:
Xi, an avid soccer fan, isn’t known to be a golfer – and he’s been waging a war on the sport in his country.
Since he came to power nearly five years ago, Xi’s government has shut down scores of golf courses across China and effectively banned the 88 million members of the ruling Communist Party from playing.
There is hope yethe's prolly lying about being a soccer fan, i bet he just hates golf
china men's soccer still garbage
what club do you think Xi supports? I bet he's like a Brighton or Dortmund hipster
Death to America
To be a real hipster, he'd support St.Pauli.
and effectively banned the 88 million members of the ruling Communist Party from playing.
Banned them? How?
Tbh CNN probably made that up, but idk. It would be a good idea tho