Mark Thomas and Andrew Campbell report on developments at the Shanghai Expo 2010
A NEW museum is at the heart of a massive development being planned for Liverpool’s historic Chinatown.
Sources said talks on the project – which could cost hundreds of millions of pounds – were at an advanced stage.
It is understood the development would also include a hotel complex, as well as a new Chinese Cultural Museum.
Chinese property developer Dr Lee Kai Hung has confirmed he was heavily involved in the project – dubbed “China Square” – which would regenerate a large area close to the city centre.
Liverpool’s Chinatown is the oldest Chinese community in the UK, and includes the landmark Scandinavian hotel.
A well-known North West developer is believed to be involved in the project.
I’m sure that we have all wondered at some stage – “How can kiwis be so inventive and work so long and hard yet our productivity, profitability and national prosperity is at best mediocre?” (See for the NZ Institute’s Report Card). A nation as innovative as we think we are should be a world class economic performer. That we aren’t is a perplexing puzzle – one that is maybe starting to paralyse our thinking. 
Have you ever wondered why businesses frequently change their logos, decor and uniforms. What was wrong with the old look? Everyone knew who they were and what they did. Why the need to change?