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Golf course or housing? A patch of green divides Hong Kong
A public housing proposal has divided the pro-government establishment, with business elites up in arms over the erosion of Hong Kong’s capitalist tradition.
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The Hong Kong Golf Club has been fighting a government proposal to carve out part of its land and redevelop it for public housing.
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Joy Dong
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HONG KONG – On an autumn afternoon at the Hong Kong Golf Club, hundreds of dogs – pugs, pomeranians, shiba inus – strolled around the verdant grounds with their owners in tow, enjoying rare access to the range that charges new members a US$2 million (S$2.6 million) entry fee.
But these impeccable greens, in the northern reaches of Hong Kong, have become an unlikely battleground.
