霍美璇 翻譯 (Translated by Mei Fok)
我們加入華埠居民及團體，共同對抗Beedie Living建議在奇化街105號興建公寓大樓。
這個發展建議將不利於華埠。Beedie的主要目標非常清晰，就是將回饋鄰里的利益減至極低，而去極大化他們的利潤。Beedie堅持將110個公寓單位售賣獲取巨大利潤，而將不會供應任何可負擔房屋。而耆英文化活動空間，亦將成為要租借的私人場所，只有少數被選定的團體才可使用。在社區而言，我們不但將失去華埠的一個重要文化場地，還會令華人長者及其他低收入人士失去獲得可負擔房屋及設施的機會。…
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