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16-year wait for Hong Kong public housing? Singles under 60 bemoan ‘negligent’ policies

Cs news8 months ago01 mins

Cleaner Suen Wai-keung*, 57, has been waiting 16 years for a Hong Kong public housing flat, but does not expect to hear good news about his application any time soon. Earning about HK$12,000 (US$1,540) a month, he spends nearly a quarter of his income, or HK$2,900, on renting a termite-infested cubicle in Sham Shui Po,…

Exclusive | Why didn’t Hong Kong set stricter rules to wipe out its notorious shoebox flats?

Cs news9 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong would have needed “at least a few more years” to wipe out its notorious subdivided flats if authorities had set standards requiring landlords to offer bigger homes for rent, the city’s housing chief has said. The government has proposed eight square metres (86 sq ft) as the minimum size, a target that has…