早前紅磡一幢樓齡已屆61年的唐樓發生露台倒塌意外,幸好事件中無人受傷。根據政府回覆立法會議員的資料,樓齡達40年或以上、樓高至少3層的私人樓宇,目前全港約有9900幢,主要集中在舊區,其中油尖旺佔最多,有1860幢;另外幾個區域都有超過1000幢舊樓,包括九龍城、中西區、深水埗和灣仔。同時,按屋宇署估計,未來10年高齡樓宇會按年遞增約600幢,成為本港城市安全隱患。目前這些40年以上的舊樓佔整體私人住宅三成多,而樓齡20年以上的更逾七成,不但令人擔心安全,而且能源效益成疑。 繼續閱讀
綠化
網上賞綠有助減壓 – 信報財經新聞,StartUpBeat
世上最強的植物 – am730
毋懼鼻敏感 盆栽功效深 – am730
Nurture a smart future for Hong Kong – Harbour Times
The 2017 Policy Address and the 2017-18 Budget will soon be released in January and February respectively.
For a long time, Hong Kong has been troubled by problems such as lack of upward mobility for young people, a shortage of usable land, a widening gap between the rich and the poor, a lack of diversity in business sector and slow economic growth. During the past year, I have been exchanging views with members of Smart City Consortium, experts and organisations in the field. The realisation of Smart City could provide answers for many of the challenges Hong Kong faces. The measures to be proposed in the Policy Address and the Budget could benefit from these recommendations: 繼續閱讀
親親樹木 感受歡愉 – am730
給香港一個智慧未來 – 信報財經新聞,StartUpBeat
踏入2017年,新一年度的《施政報告》和《財政預算案》即將公布。香港已被年輕人向上流動力不足、土地短缺、貧富差距惡化、產業單一、經濟缺乏增長動力等問題困擾多時。過去一年來,筆者跟智慧城市聯盟的團隊、專家和機構保持互動交流,深刻體會到智慧城市可以成為政府草擬解決方案的指南針,因此對《施政報告》和《財政預算案》有以下期望: 繼續閱讀