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Taxis and tourist buses coming to Db soon

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    Taxis and tourist buses coming to Db soon

    Taxis and tourist buses have been approved to enter the north side of Db.

    Increase in the land premium will be paid.

    If property prices do go up will that mean it is a good thing?


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    HKRI submitted the application years ago (2008 if I remember it correctly). Thomasroad (aka notorious forum tool from the DB forum, banned there several times, came back more often than that) was harping on about private cars being allowed into DB.
    That taxis were allowed in, was only a question of 'when', not 'if'.....

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    Geez, taxis such a big news in DB? Good thing I don't live in that expat enclave called DB, I live in the real Hong Kong.

    Last edited by Watercooler; 07-06-2014 at 10:25 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by East_coast:

    Increase in the land premium will be paid.
    I thought they hadn't paid the correct land premium anyway, as DB was originally supposed to be a resort? (Hence the name of the company running it). Did that issue ever get sorted?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bookblogger:
    I thought they hadn't paid the correct land premium anyway, as DB was originally supposed to be a resort? (Hence the name of the company running it). Did that issue ever get sorted?
    No it didn't - in typical Hong Kong fashion, it got swept under the carpet, and nothing will be done about it (a government - developer collusion, typical in Hong Kong).
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