Urbanie & Urbanus

Issue 2025 Sep

Gazing at the City: Reflections on Our Urban Present

https://www.doi.org/10.55412/12.05

Issue 12, P. - P.

Micro Public Spaces Usage by Foreign Domestic Workers in Hong Kong: Reflection based on the perspective of spatial justice

Yiwen Dai

Engineer, Chengdu Wan'an Construction Project Management Co., Ltd, China.

 and  Dr. Hee Sun (Sunny) Choi

BA MA PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor,
MDes (Urban Environments Design), School of Design,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
Director at Choi-Comer Asia Architecture and Urban Design
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