Secretary for Development – Page 2 – Charm

Call for regulated rents in Hong Kong student hostels ahead of relaxed planning rules

Cs news1 year ago02 mins

Hong Kong lawmakers have urged authorities to regulate university hostel rents as more office buildings and hotels are set to be converted into student accommodation, with the Post finding market rates for some are four times higher than for campus dormitories. The legislators made the call on Tuesday as they discussed a new government policy…

Hong Kong faces pressure to come clean over banned material found in estate’s water supply

Cs news1 year ago02 mins

Hong Kong authorities are under increasing pressure to verify whether the freshwater supply at a public housing estate contains bitumen, a substance banned from use in pipes, with experts calling for an investigation to trace the source of mystery black particles and determine if contractors have violated any rules. A source said the government would…