Town Planning in Hong Kong

Town Planning in Hong Kong
A Review of Planning Appeals
By Lawrence Wai-chung Lai, May 1999 (Hong Kong University Press) ISBN: 962-209-498-8 576 p.
$46.50 Paper Original

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As Hong Kong town-planning legislation develops, there is an ever-growing demand for a better understanding of the rules and principles behind the discretionary decisions of the Town Planning Board regarding planning applications. This volume is a thorough analysis of 50 unreported cases of the Town Planning Appeal Board on appeals against the Town Planning Board decisions concerning planning applications and review. The book goes beyond the usual requirements of books on "case and materials," instead systematically documenting the facts and arguments presented in the decisions, distilling the reasons and rules behind them, with comments on each in detail. It also provides a comparative study of all the cases from the perspective of town planning and economics. This book will be of great value to developers, planners, lawyers and professionals who work in the development and conservation of lands in Hong Kong.

Asian Studies
Urban Affairs