Because of the lost opportunity costs if they stay, the residents have all moved out. Children are no longer seen playing in the streets or house wives visiting neighbors, and the old shops, unless there is a problem with property rights, have all been torn down and replaced by luxury high-rises.
為此，住家因「機會成本」過高，已紛紛遷出，中華街不復見主婦串門、小孩在家門前嬉耍的景象；老舊的店鋪，除非是產權有問題，也都先後拆除擴建為多層的豪華樓房。