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Examines the escalating urban heat island effect created by screen-like skyscrapers. Shows a primary school's effort to fight for a 4-5 metre green belt between it and a planned building construction next door. Architect Corrin Chan Chui-yi explains why property developers build highrises disregarding effect on airflow and prevailing wind. Environmental organization Green Sense criticizes the current government's short-sightedness in protecting developers'interest at the public's expense. Shows the repeated failed attempts people made to stop the construction of screen-like skyscrapers. Chan suggests the implementation of an all-encompassing city planning procedure that considers environmental protection, regulations, economy and road construction.
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