Twin City Shenzhen-Hong Kong

Posted by bing2 (79 days ago)

what are the chances of hong kong and shenzhen become a twin city?

in 10 years? 15? 20? never?

agree, disagree? possible, not possible?

pros and cons?

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Posted by ecareken (79 days ago)

It would be great a real Megatropolis world renown and would like to see it happen soon, beginning with the proper planning and infrastructure. It could be achievable
with the government(s) cooperation.

Posted by axptguy38 (79 days ago)

Why would it be great? Not saying it wouldn't be but I don't see a compelling reason why there would be amazing benefits.

Also, Shenzhen is not THAT close. There's plenty of room to grow in between.

Posted by totty chaise (79 days ago)

agree with axptguy: if you have ever taken the MTR from Lo Wu to Central you realize that it is quite a distance, especially if you have to stand all the way.

however, there is a practical reason why HK & Shenzhen will not become a singular metroplis: it would knock the bottom out of the government's 'tight land supply' policy. It would affect the government's income from land supply, it would affect the price of every apartment in HK and, most of all, it would affect the wealth of the proper cartel.

And who rules Hong Kong ?

Posted by cara (79 days ago)

not to mention how the chinese gov't would deal with the legal system of hong kong, the immigration between the two (i'm a PR in hk, but i have no rights whatsoever in sz...AND i need to go through immig control...)

Posted by funbobby (79 days ago)

this idea was already being discussed several years ago, and with proposals like the lok ma chau loop, increased cross-border rail and road links and easing of restrictions on mainlanders coming to hong Kong, it's quite likely to happen in our lifetime (likely post 2047 imo, negating the Basic Law arguments at least

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=50981&sid=14877868&con_type=1

Posted by Digital Blonde (79 days ago)

People who are born and live in sz don't have rights either.

On a practical level, aside from the comments made about the property cartel, which has some truth, but in reality a combined city government could still control land auctions and restrict supply according to the whims of any cartel as they do now.

It would be impossible for the two cities to ever truly combine unless there was a legal framework in place which was common to both, and the likelihood of China, in the short term advancing human, civil and property rights to the level it is at in Hong Kong, well I don't see it happening until the end of my lifetime if ever.

The alternative of Hong Kong suddenly regressing and adopting Chinese law would be catastrophic for the city.