Almost every parent I know wishes for their children to be successful in the future. “Hoping one’s son will become a dragon” is a Chinese idiom that encapsulates the high hopes parents have for their children. There is “hoping”, and then there is actively paving the path to success. Most parents do what they can…
The number of young people in Hong Kong applying for public rental flats has dropped substantially over the past four years, reflecting that most of them are not “lying flat”, the city’s housing minister has said. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin made the comments on Saturday, months after several senior officials urged the city’s…
The number of young people in Hong Kong applying for public rental flats has dropped substantially over the past four years, reflecting that most of them are not “lying flat”, the city’s housing minister has said. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin made the comments on Saturday, months after several senior officials urged the city’s…
Hongkongers under the age of 40 will be given an easier path to buy a subsidised home in the policy address to be unveiled on Wednesday, amid mounting concern about the city’s youth “lying flat” in a bid to get their own living space. Improving residents’ living conditions is expected to be a major focus…
About 30 per cent of Hongkongers would decline a pay rise to meet eligibility rules for public housing, a poll has found, while many of those who want to own a flat called for government subsidies as they can only afford a home that costs HK$3 million or less. The Federation of Public Housing Estates…