Hong Kong flower market may lose ‘spirit’ in revamp, board members fear


Members of Hong Kong’s Town Planning Board have expressed concern that a famed flower market will lose its “spirit” under a redevelopment plan, despite agreeing the scheme may help to revitalise the area.

They made the comments on Wednesday when the board, a statutory body that assesses land use applications, held its first public hearing on Mong Kok’s Sai Yee Street and Flower Market Road development scheme.

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