Hong Kong had the same situation many many decades ago. With prosperity, the shanty town had to be torn down but the British Government built new low rent "relocation buildings" for them to move to.
Hong Kong set a model of housing the millions in such a small space.
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oh howdy there freedomshift! I've seen you around but I don't know where.
So your example of what Hong Kong did, is that good or bad?
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Imagine millions of people living in 400 sq. miles, including hills. Go there and see if you can find homeless people or shanty town there now - there isn't any.
So, all governments need to take a look there.
yes, good - much better than good!
One factor - no one owns the land - they are all leased from the government for decades.
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oh wow sir freedomshift..this looks like a truly successful model that governments all over the world should implement! very impressive.
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I do not know the history of Hong Kong but yes, I have seen their residential buildings few years ago and I was impressed. I was surprised to know that almost all buildings surrounding me that time were residential and not commercial buildings.
Here in the Philippines, most of those high-rise facilities in a central business district are commercial ones. Many residential buildings are sprouting here and there in the last few years and I see it still continues. However, those are projects of private real estate developers and prices are not friendly to those who will be coming from the community where I volunteered. Just a one-bedroom unit would cost a monthly amortization of around twice our minimum wage.
There are low cost housing projects of private developers but are far outside the business district. If you work in the city and live in a province with 2-3 hours one-way travel everyday, the low cost of the housing project is compensated with the killer traffic.
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Most or many buildings are mixed-use buildings. You can often find restaurants in "residential" buildings because that's common.
By doing so, having mix-used buildings as a common practice, traffic is much reduced because most people can walk to work, shop, and go have entertainment near-by.
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Many residential buildings here have mall at the ground floor but that is just for the convenience of the residents in the building. Still, it is a residential building. I don't know any facility here that combined residential and office spaces.
If real estate developers will indeed mix commercial offices and residences into just one building, I guess that will be a great idea. Imagine going to your office just few floors below in the same building where you live. Cool!
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