Industry experts criticise basement car parks as vulnerable to flooding and fire, but others say moving away from above-ground car parks has improved Hong Kong’s urban environment.
Proposed mechanism raised by Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn previously adopted in 2011 in New Territories amid rampant abuse of Buildings Ordinance.
Readers discuss the government’s approach to major issues facing the city, and the large number of buildings that do not comply with inspection notices.