The investigation into a deadly fire at a Hong Kong housing estate has centred on the use of flammable material in the scaffolding that covered the residential blocks, officials said on Thursday. Police arrested three men from the maintenance firm responsible for the buildings on suspicion of manslaughter, while the city’s anti-graft agency said it…
An elderly Hong Kong man, known on the internet as “Mr Ho” after a whirlwind romance with a much younger mainland Chinese woman, has admitted spraying insecticide on a pedestrian who taunted him about controversies arising from his marriage. Tuen Mun Court on Tuesday also heard that Ho Huen, 77, had separated from his wife…
Technology capable of detecting when a flat or refrigerator door opens could help Hong Kong authorities remotely check on whether all is well with elderly residents living alone, a minister has said. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han also said on Saturday that the government was testing using wearable devices as part of…
Hong Kong’s leader will exhaust all means, including leveraging legal, administrative and private sector efforts, to speed up development of the Northern Metropolis megaproject near the border with mainland China, the Post has learned. Measures being considered include setting up a company as a vehicle to attract industries more efficiently, adopting mainland construction standards and…
Hong Kong’s leader is expected to relaunch a scheme allowing public flat tenants to buy their homes as part of his policy address, but observers have raised concerns about settling property management disputes and called for a review of the subsidised housing regime. Insiders told the Post on Friday that Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s…
Hong Kong’s housing minister has pledged to adopt a more “humane” approach to eviction cases involving tenants with mental health issues, following the deaths of a mother and son, and plans to appoint additional medical experts to an appeal panel. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin said on Tuesday that the department would “seriously review…
Hong Kong lawmakers are calling for the expansion of pilot schemes to identify and support elderly residents living alone or with a spouse in ageing districts, following two recent cases in which skeletal remains were found in public flats in Kwai Tsing. Some legislators on Thursday highlighted existing gaps in the city’s social safety net…
The skeletal remains of an elderly woman have been discovered in a Hong Kong public rental flat, the second such case in three months. The situation came to light at 10am on Wednesday when officers from the Housing Department visited the home of the 77-year-old at Shing Yat House in Kwai Shing East Estate to…
Hong Kong’s housing authorities have suspended a 8,300 public flat development in a northern town due to the suspected high costs of building on deep rock strata, a move lawmakers said showed serious failure at the initial planning stage. The legislators urged authorities on Sunday to invest more resources in land exploration to avoid such…
Hong Kong’s leader has announced 10 follow-up measures to resolve a freshwater contamination saga at two public housing estates a week after residents voiced their worries, as the government faced mounting criticism over its slow response. A veteran political analyst also called the government’s response “embarrassing”, saying it undermined the city’s efforts to show improvements…