West Kowloon arts hub plans to raise funds with residential development
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Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District has said it planned to build some 2,000 residential flats, the sale of which would help fund the cash-strapped arts hub. In a document submitted to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council’s housing and development planning committee on Monday, the West (…)
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