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HK's underused military land a potential goldmine - but a minefield for government
Activists urge officials to take a fresh look at swathes controlled by the PLA to help ease city's housing crisis
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Wed, Dec 20, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Hong Kong
AS Hong Kong seeks more land to help ease a worsening housing crisis, some lawmakers and activists are urging officials to take a fresh look at little-used swathes of more than US$100 billion worth of real estate controlled by the Chinese military.
The Hong Kong garrison of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) still occupies some 19 sites across the global financial hub it inherited from the British military when the former colony was handed back to China in 1997.
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