"If they want to come back they have to start all over again," said a spokesperson for the Friends of Chinatown group.

The city is holding a public hearing on new limits, including setting a maximum building height of 90 feet.

The City of Vancouver is proposing a height limit of 90 feet for any new developments.

"They're just coming in saying '[under current zoning] I can build "x" storeys and that's what I'm going to do.'"

Vancouver East MP Jenny Kwan says she's been talking to NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh about how Chinatown can keep its sense of community.

Through an open letter, a group of young people who spoke at the hearings is calling out council and Mayor Gregor Robertson over bullying accusations.

A controversial 12-storey mixed use condo building in Vancouver's historic Chinatown won't be going forward after all.

As controversy rages about a proposed highrise in Vancouver's Chinatown, a community advocate is urging developers to listen more to the people who live there.