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What Hong Kong’s districts can learn from Sham Shui Po’s governance

What Hong Kong’s districts can learn from Sham Shui Po’s governance
South China Morning Post Sunday 02 August 2026, 01:30 UTC By Ray Gai 1 min read
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Old, dense and diverse, Sham Shui Po exemplifies many practical challenges associated with grass-roots governance in Hong Kong: ageing buildings, narrow alleys, low-income households, elderly residents living alone and routine issues that demand constant attention. As an ancient maxim states: “Government means rectitude. If you set a righteous example, who will dare to act otherwise?”

Old, dense and diverse, Sham Shui Po exemplifies many practical challenges associated with grass-roots governance in Hong Kong: ageing buildings, narrow alleys, low-income households, elderly residents living alone and routine issues that demand constant attention. As an ancient maxim states: “Government means rectitude. If you set a righteous example, who will dare to act otherwise?” My extensive community work in Sham Shui Po has shown that political success at the grass-roots level is seldom...
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