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The role of property developers in the provision of owner-occupied housing in Hong Kong.

by Pui-yee Connie Tang. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 235-252). / Abstract also in Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vi / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vii / ABBREVIATIONS --- p.viii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.ix / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- HOUSING MARKET AND HOME OWNERSHIP --- p.6 / The Hong Kong residential housing market --- p.7 / Growth of home ownership --- p.23 / Conclusion --- p.38 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- STUDYING HOUSING PROVISION --- p.40 / Neo-classical economics --- p.41 / Classical Marxism --- p.43 / Urban political economy --- p.46 / Beyond Marxian political economy --- p.56 / Structures of housing provision --- p.58 / Conclusion --- p.63 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- HONG KONG PROPERTY DEVELOPERS --- p.64 / Roles of property developers --- p.64 / Types of property developers --- p.66 / The research agenda --- p.68 / Historical development of Hong Kong property developers --- p.70 / British-controlled property companies --- p.79 / Chinese-controlled property companies --- p.81 / Overseas-controlled property companies --- p.91 / Public-sector developers --- p.93 / Other public companies --- p.96 / Conclusion --- p.100 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- THE OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING PROVISION IN HONG KONG --- p.102 / Forms of housing production --- p.103 / The housing development process in Hong Kong --- p.107 / Land search and assembly --- p.108 / "Planning permission, development design and finance" --- p.128 / Housing construction --- p.137 / Marketing and selling --- p.142 / Conclusion --- p.148 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- PROPERTY DEVELOPERS AND THEIR POWER --- p.149 / Developers' market power --- p.149 / Developers' political power --- p.175 / Conclusion --- p.186 / Chapter CHAPTER 7 --- HONG KONG OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING AND THEIR FUTURE --- p.188 / Expand owner-occupied housing sector --- p.189 / Strategies to promote home ownership --- p.198 / The future structure of owner-occupied housing provision in Hong Kong --- p.204 / Future prospects of home ownership --- p.209 / Conclusion --- p.214 / Chapter CHAPTER 8 --- CONCLUSION --- p.216 / POSTSCRIPT --- p.220 / APPENDICES / Chapter I. --- List of individuals consulted in selected individuals interviews --- p.221 / Chapter II. --- Corporate members in the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong as in1997. --- p.223 / Chapter III. --- "Details of HOS and PSPS projects, 1978-97" --- p.229 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.235

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322234
Date January 1998
ContributorsTang, Pui-yee Connie., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Geography.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, ix, 252 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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