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Hong Kong reserves 4,000 homes for tenants hit by subdivided flats overhaul

3 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong authorities have pledged to reserve nearly a fifth of the city’s 21,000 transitional homes for tenants displaced by a new law regulating subdivided flats, with the housing chief downplaying concerns about a potential wave of evictions under the policy. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin offered the assurance on Sunday after more than…

Hong Kong presses ahead with plans to regulate notorious subdivided flats

Cs news10 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong is pressing ahead with legislation to regulate the city’s notorious subdivided flats, with authorities planning to enforce proposed new laws from 2027 and landlords able to register their properties as early as March next year. The Housing Bureau submitted its regulatory proposals to the legislature on Thursday, with the bill to be tabled…