Can Hong Kong follow Singapore’s statutory master plan for development? Liu Thai Ker, architect of island state, says city can keep golf courses under such a blueprint

Hong Kong needs a long-term statutory master plan for its development, the architect of modern Singapore has said while sharing his wealth of experience from the city state.

Liu Thai Ker, the 85-year-old former CEO of Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority who developed the country’s 50-year master development plan in 1991, suggested a similar model for Hong Kong.