To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Sanjay’s 13-year-old daughter had just stood up to make food when the living room ceiling crashed down where she had been sitting. It was the third ceiling collapse in their east London flat – and it nearly…
Acute shortages of larger social housing suitable for families mean it would now take more than 100 years to clear waiting lists in some places, according to analysis of official figures. Amid concerns about the suitability, safety and costs of temporary accommodation, the research found that in the nine council areas with the most acute…
Hong Kong’s public finances are crumbling. For decades, the city’s fiscal health relied heavily on land sales. Between 2012 and 2022, land sales contributed an average of 14 per cent of government revenue. However, in 2024-25, land sales plunged to just 1 per cent of revenue, or about HK$6.6 billion (US$848 million), a stark contrast…