Hong Kong’s rare plot incentive will help resurrect decaying districts, analysts say

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Hong Kong's government is launching a bonus plot ratio pilot scheme to incentivize developers to revitalize decaying neighborhoods like Sham Shui Po. The financial stimulus aims to boost redevelopment amid a sluggish local property market.

A rare Hong Kong government incentive for developers will help revive old neighbourhoods such as Sham Shui Po, where more redevelopment projects have stalled amid a sluggish property market, analysts have said. They said on Thursday that the bonus plot ratio pilot scheme, due to launch next month, would provide private developers with a financial incentive to redevelop the city’s older neighbourhoods, many of which are plagued by acute urban decay. Under the scheme, the government will grant...