Found inside – Page 118Location: 442 Castle Peak Road Kwong Shing Street Cheung Sha Wan Name: None Occupied: 1954 Storeys: Ground + 4 floors Floor-use: Ground + cockloft ... Found inside – Page 129... in Hong Kong, observed: "Many Europeans have built their summer houses in ... area has much in common with the south side and Peak of Hong Kong Island. Found inside – Page 129... in Hong Kong, observed: “Many Europeans have built their summer houses in ... area has much in common with the south side and Peak of Hong Kong Island. Found inside – Page 493Housing in Hong Kong The housing problem of Hong Kong is deplorable. Most of the 6 million people live in a “flat” about 1.4 square meters wide. Found inside – Page 60Fixing the Failures of Our Housing Policy Yue Chim Richard Wong ... At the peak there were an estimated 1,000 developers operating in Hong Kong. Found inside – Page 8Hong Kong. huge unfinished monolith built prematurely by the occupying Japanese forces in anticipation of victory . ... A resident of the time observed : ' Gradually the lights came on in houses further and further up the Peak , and this . . HONG ... Found inside – Page 294Up here " was the Peak , the steep green hill that dominates Hong Kong ... in widely spaced houses and apartment blocks set well back from the steep road . Found insideOther looting was done on the British and American residences on the Peak. The houses that were not destroyed by shell fire or incendiary bombs were well ... Found inside – Page 347SALE a mnogo NOTITINKA PEDDER'S HILL AND HARBOUR - MASTER'S HOUSE , HONG - KONG . method of carrying articles in baskets . The second group illustrates the ... Found insideIn Hong Kong such apartments are scarce at $ 125 , while Harbin offers ... furnished house on the Peak , the most desirable residential section of Hong Kong ... Found insideSome are as small as dolls' houses. For an authentic Hong Kong consumable, buy a jar of shrimp paste, a powerful type of fish sauce created by fermenting ... Found inside – Page 104Statistics on Housing Authority blocks and Home Ownership buildings are supplied by the Housing Department: statistics on Housing Society buildings are obtained from the Hong Kong Housing Society and details contained in the monthly ... Found inside – Page 193In 1987 , the wettest summer in Hong Kong's history , we moved from the spacious , colonial grandeur of Victoria House to another government eyrie , a pink ... Found inside – Page 77It reached a peak in the second quarter of 2006 at 189.93. It had risen by nearly 90 percent ... The house price index for Hong Kong finished 2000 at 81.06. Found insideIt now houses both the members-only Foreign Correspondents' Club and Hong Kong's foremost alternative arts venue, the Fringe Club ... Found inside – Page 386This leaves the Hong Kong banking system vulnerable to potential exchange rate and interest rate shocks.13 In that sense, the Hong Kong economy as a whole ... Found inside – Page 71Hong Kong. ( A 71 ) SPECIFICATION OF TAXES , DUTIES , & c . Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied . RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY , LAND , AND HOUSES , — Continued . BUILDINGS , – Continued . Found inside – Page 66( ii ) Boarding - house accommodation for a single person may be put at $ 150 to $ 200 a month ; for married couples $ 300 to $ 400 ; fans , fires , laundry , etc. , extra . ( 6 ) Few Europeans reside in country districts in Hong Kong . The cost of ... Found inside – Page 701Report , by Vice - Consul Loring , on Hong - Kong , its situation ... The city of Victoria is magnificently situated , the houses , many of them large and ... Found inside – Page 117The two houses on the upper platform also enjoy the view of the south side of Hong Kong island and beyond . The houses are designed as a series of terraces ... Found inside – Page 701House. HONG - KONG . Report , by Vice - Consul Loring , on Hong - Kong ... of the Peak , while some bungalows are visible on the very summit of the hills . Found inside – Page 45Development in the Peak district on Hong Kong Island was restricted by statute to European - type dwelling houses . Whilst the views from the Peak were imposing and the summer climate was less rigorous , the slopes were very barren . Found inside – Page 18A furnished house on the Peak , the most desirable residential section of Hong Kong , rents for approximately $ 1,800 per year . Yearly expenses are also ... Found inside – Page 95Today the housing price map of Hong Kong follows these colonial plans: houses on the Peak are still the most expensive. In the beginning, town planners in ... Found inside – Page 119Other U.S. companies were trying to enter the China market through third party representatives in Hong Kong. This tactic was unsuccessful and companies were ... Found inside – Page 200Also, in Hong Kong, at its peak, the number of people living in the public housing sector accounted for nearly half the population of the city (Zhang 2005). Found inside – Page 26There is the great harbor , best seen from the Peak of Hong Kong Island or from the roofs and terraces of the apartment houses and new hotels which are mushrooming everywhere . It is studded with ships of every kind and nationality , plus ... Found inside – Page 80Tel: 2632 221 1, Landmarks Victoria Peak is a must-see for anyone visiting Hong Kong. The journey by funicular tram and the views from the summit are ... Found insideHong. Kong. CHINA If you like to get on top of everything in your travels, then Hong Kong's summit to conquer is the 552m-high Victoria Peak. Found inside – Page 190It was officially defined by height - the Peak District constituted anything on Hong Kong Island above the 788-foot contour - and its allegorical situation ... Found inside – Page 81house at the Peak were blown in by the force of the concussion'.37 The quantity of gunpowder was reputed to be around 100 tons and the village of Yaumati ... Found inside – Page 85Town houses and houses are considered luxurious accommodations and are more commonly found in The Peak, Repulse Bay, and the southern part of Hong Kong ... Found inside – Page 24They were also looking for a cooler location where the houses might take better advantage of the sea breezes. Therefore, residences were built on the Peak, ... Found inside – Page 601One possible change is that properties in Hong Kong have become very much an export good, and especially the high price luxurious houses and apartments. Found inside – Page 60In 1999, 38 per cent of households in permanent housing in Hong Kong rented ... the highly expensive houses in the Peak area to average priced rural houses ... Found inside – Page 158Victoria Peak (Hong Kong Island) A photographic record of apartment buildings, residential estates, roads and individual houses was created, ... The Governor adopted Mountain Lodge as a summer getaway, and the Peak Tram made access easier. This book describes the popular tourist area then and now. Found inside – Page 131for public housing and community facilities , and a further 10 per cent set aside for open space and recreational facilities . Investigations have commenced on the comprehensive development of the Sham Tseng area , with a planned ... Found inside – Page 113The System of Multi-ownership in Hong Kong about 70 percent of households in Hong Kong are in private sector housing which contains a mix of owners and ... Found inside – Page 203... in the 1980s design the Peak Tower above the tram station for Hong Kong and ... The end of the 1970s saw a high wave of public housing construction. Found inside – Page 20In Hong Kong such apartments are scarce at $ 125 , while Harbin offers ... furnished house on the Peak , the most desirable residential section of Hong Kong ... Found inside – Page 120Hong Kong ' s famous Victoria Peak , familiarly just " the Peak ” , is not high as mountains go but rising , as it does , nearly 2 ... Higher up , houses perch precariously on any ledge that offers a footing and , as if not to be defeated by the house ... Found inside – Page 22Some of the men were engaged in searching the houses and driving out the stray Chinamen who were in hiding ... the peak of a house in “ Hong - Kong , " then from another , and very soon eight or ten of the largest of the houses were in flame ... Found inside – Page 116What did you pay for the initial property that you have in Hong Kong where you are going to build these ? Mr. DEL FAVERO . We are looking at several places ... Found inside – Page 140TEA AND BRONZWARE SO In Hong Kong Park on Cotton Tree Drive you ' ll find Flagstaff House , a renovated 1940s colonial building with a distinct Greek neoclassic style to it . Formerly home of the Commander of the British Forces , the ... Found insideKim came in with a map of The Peak. “You will probably never see your neighbours,” said Mao. “People live on the Peak for privacy, something most Hong Kong ... Found inside – Page 39Hong Kong is an international financial and commercial center, and its housing reflects this reality. The majority of the population lives in apartments, ... Found insideFirst, house price inflation in Hong Kong has been extremely phenomenal. At the peak in mid-1997, average house price of a 500 square feet flat was 15 times ... 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