Which Skyline Looks More Impressive - HK or Peesai?

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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->COLLECTIVE property sales opponents like Mr Dennis Butler ('En bloc sales: Adopt HK's 50-year limit', last Saturday) and Mr Augustine Cheah ('The difference', last Saturday) have quickly latched on to Ms Tan Hui Yee's piece, 'En bloc debate, HK style' (Aug 10) and hailed it as a 'well-argued commentary'.
Few people in Singapore know that all Hong Kong properties are on a 50-year leasehold term, beginning from the handover date July 1, 1998, except the land on which St John's Cathedral stands in Central, which is the only freehold land in Hong Kong.
That may be one reason why the Hong Kong administration proposed a condition to lower the 90 per cent consent threshold to 80 per cent - that the building be at least 50 years old. For example, if a 30-year-old building was demolished after a collective sale, the remaining lease on the land would be below 20 years.
From Hong Kong's international airport, you take a ride through the scenic beauty of the New Territories. Then you pass through downtown Kowloon and Hong Kong Island on the way to Central, and your opinion changes as you see many dirty and derelict buildings along the way. Many note that Hong Kong is a city of great contrast: modern skyscrapers exist side by side with rundown buildings.
With Mr Butler's suggestion of a 50-year age limit before a collective sale can take place, the Hong Kong scenario could well be part of our skyline in time to come.
Still, I believe buildings under 20 years old, in particular those under 10 years old, should be barred from collective sales unless there are structural problems.
Mr Butler and Mr Cheah latch on to a comment from a Hong Kong letter writer: 'Making a profit for developers is not a public purpose.' I do not dispute the sentiment but I am surprised they left out those who also make money: home owners who sell out, voluntarily or not.
There have been more than 100 collective sales in Singapore over the years, with 80 to 90 per cent consenters and 10 to 20 per cent objectors in each sale. Thus the proportion of proponents to opponents is four to one or higher. I hope the authorities will take note of this point if they see fit to fiddle with the collective sales rules yet again.
Ace Matthews
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[Alamaking]

HK ftw.... LOL

 

[Cruxx]

Without a doubt, 香港

 

[Cruxx]

Even NYC can't compete with Hong Kong. What's Singapore?

 

[steffychun]

One under dictatorship. The other only recently under dictatorship

 

[Cestbon]

HK will be the best skyline building view at night in the world.
Our PAP always compare Malaysia/Thailand/Indon for quality. And price compare to Japan/US.
But always forget to compare HK from price and quality both WIN Singapore.

 

[kukubird58]

hahaha...this 1 is no brainer....
sinkapoor is not known for its night time skyline view because of past emphasis on energy conservation......
we are only playing catch-up.......

 

[Narong Wongwan]

HK is the city with most skyscrapers.
You walk down central on a sunny day, you will be shadowed by buildings blocking out the sun.
Try doing that in raffles place you will get suntan, maybe sunburn.

 

[eatshitndie]

HK will be the best skyline building view at night in the world.
Our PAP always compare Malaysia/Thailand/Indon for quality. And price compare to Japan/US.
But always forget to compare HK from price and quality both WIN Singapore.

harry used hk as a model when he enacted the ft policy to boost sinkie population from 2.3 to 6 million. he paid a visit to hk and was extremely impressed. at that time, hk had 5.5 million pop. his rationale was that if hk had twice sg's pop and thrived better yet maintained a super infrastructure and business climate, why not sg.

 

[neddy]

HK. It is voted as one of the best in Asia.

Fengshui also good, water in front, hill behind.

 

[eatshitndie]

HK is the city with most skyscrapers.
You walk down central on a sunny day, you will be shadowed by buildings blocking out the sun.
Try doing that in raffles place you will get suntan, maybe sunburn.

hk is blessed with natural beauty throughout. tai mo shan gives kowloon a mountainous backdrop and victoria peak gives hk island a massive hilly sillouette to enhance the beauty of its skyline. sg has tiny mount faber that doesn't show up in the skyline at all.

 

[Alamaking]

HK. It is voted as one of the best in Asia.

Fengshui also good, water in front, hill behind.

Singapore also have Mount Faber mah...........

 

[eatshitndie]

Singapore also have Mount Faber mah...........

mount faber is like the typical flat chested woman of sg. can't see much from the harbor.

 

[Agoraphobic]

Hong Kong.

And their pubs are affordable.

Cheers!

 

[Ramseth]

Anyone with any measure of any sense of aesthetics wouldn't want and wouldn't want a skyline view of ugly dull steel and glass skyscrapers in their cities. In many cities, it's unavoidable and understandable. To be proud of it, that's really incurable.

 

[Cestbon]

Singapore also have Mount Faber mah...........

Any building higher than 50 floor is higher than Bukit timah hill.

 

[Cestbon]

harry used hk as a model when he enacted the ft policy to boost sinkie population from 2.3 to 6 million. he paid a visit to hk and was extremely impressed. at that time, hk had 5.5 million pop. his rationale was that if hk had twice sg's pop and thrived better yet maintained a super infrastructure and business climate, why not sg.

KNN want to boost population. When he was PM. Lau Harry encourage people stop at 2 baby.

 

[Agoraphobic]

Anyone with any measure of any sense of aesthetics wouldn't want and wouldn't want a skyline view of ugly dull steel and glass skyscrapers in their cities. In many cities, it's unavoidable and understandable. To be proud of it, that's really incurable.

Personally, I don't like city living at all - only live here to work. And I think somewhere it was mentioned that as of this year, there are more people living in urban cities than the rurals. Most people have no choice. In Sg and HK, there is no such thing as the suburbs.

Cheers!

 

[Cruxx]

hk is blessed with natural beauty throughout. tai mo shan gives kowloon a mountainous backdrop and victoria peak gives hk island a massive hilly sillouette to enhance the beauty of its skyline. sg has tiny mount faber that doesn't show up in the skyline at all.

Natural beauty only. It's an artistic backwater compared to European cities like Paris, Barcelona, London etc.

 

[scroobal]

HK skyline is spectacular at night. Take a room facing the harbour with window view on a high floor. The best moment is when a fully lit passenger liner goes by and both sides of Victoria Harbour is covered with buildings that have multiple colours. I think it is the best skyline at night anywhere in the world.