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Wetlands in threats
“Study on the Ownership of Fish Ponds in North West New Territories” revealed the environmental threats in North West New Territories through strategic research on the land hound by private developers. The fish ponds may be developed through “land sharing” scheme by the Government.
Brownfield in the NT
“Brownfields in Time: Tracing the course of Brownfields expansion in the New Territories” tracked the proliferation of brownfields
between 1993 and 2017, and through case studies discuss the causes of their significant spread, with a view to lay the foundation for public discussion on a brownfield policy.
Missing Options
In the “Missing Option: Research on Temporary Use and Vacant Government Land in Hong Kong”, we discovered 532 pieces of vacant government land with a total area of 301 hectares. The land parcels, being left vacant or “under-utilised” by the Government, can be found in all 18 districts in Hong Kong.
“Honest Consultation” on Land Supply
“Your Real Choices: Honest consultation on land supply” was written by Liber Research Community and the Citizens Task Force on Land Resources to provide counter-arguments on the official “big land debate” by the Task Force on Land Supply in 2018. We have printed 12,000 copies of the booklet for free distribution to the public.
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【「佐」吉又空?】香港商舖逢九吉一 民生街區都難倖免於難?
【「佐」吉又空?】香港商舖逢九吉一 民生街區都難倖免於難? 發布日期:2025年10月24日 從疫時結業潮至現在,街舖凋零已屬尋常,集誌社去年就個別商場及街區進行抽樣式調查,發現港九新界的空置率約一成,尤以港島最嚴重【註1】。而主流報導的商業街區空置率,同樣徘徊於10%以上,遠高於如2018-2019年的約5-6%。近日美聯亦發布最新核心商業區數據,整體空置率僅從半年前的12.1%微跌至11.9%【註2】,反映「吉舖」現象持續,除尖沙咀和銅鑼灣外,中環和旺角亦錄得更高空置率。主流地產數據往往集中於名店林立的商業核心區域:中環、尖沙咀、銅鑼灣,但這些區域的經濟興衰不是所有市民有感,最有感的還是一般商住地區的情況,能反映實體經濟的另一真實面,而稍稍走出核心商業區「風景」已經大不同。研究員以「商業核心邊陲」佐敦為試點【註】統計店舖空置情況。佐敦區內民生街區為主,但亦有旅客區、飲食區和商業區,街區類型多元,更能反映香港路面經濟實況。研究員實地考察,發現佐敦1,890間街邊地鋪共有212間吉舖,空置率達11.2%,雖然與商業核心區域的數據差不多,但若比較不同街區,佐敦區「吉舖」主要集中於唐樓和住宅較多的街道,彌敦道、佐敦道等大街卻相對較少,旅客區旺而民生區凋零,顯示旅客對實體經濟幫助或有限。 ▍吉舖重災區集中民生街道:渡船角一街空置率逾四分一 ➤ 渡船角文蔚街|吉舖數量:14間|空置率26.4%渡船角(即文八樓所在)是佐敦主要的住宅區,亦是附近打工仔的午飯熱點,卻也難敵結業潮。短短200米的文蔚街可謂「剩」況空前,吉舖數量達到14間,大部分結業店舖與日常生活相關,包括餐廳、雜貨店、服裝店,另外也有窗外貼滿明星合照的火鍋店和經營多年的寵物用品店。 ➤ 上海街|吉舖數量:20間|空置率16.7%這段佐敦道以北至甘肅街、只有5分鐘步程的街道,平均每六個舖位就有一間空置。上手店舖種類同樣是五花百門,有餐廳、小吃店、服裝店、裝修店,大部分都是近兩年結業。就連扎根社區多年的街坊商店也無法幸免,翻查Google Earth [...]
About Liber Research Community
Registered as a non-profit organization in 2014, Liber Research Community consists of a group of people who undertake independent research with the development of Hong Kong in mind. Liber Research Community is a testing ground where people with different research interests can get together and improve the research capacity of society as a whole.









