But this requires sacrifices on the part of the developer. Hoi Hup Sunway, for example, had to double its conservation budget along the way.
Mr Koon Wai Leong, who is the general manager of Hoi Hup Realty, told The Straits Times: "It's our first conservation-development project. We didn't want to do a half-hearted job."
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