Hong Kong will build more subsidised homes in its new I&T hub near the border with mainland China to cater to the increasing needs of middle-class families and align with the city’s strategy to attract top talent, the housing minister has said. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin also outlined her plans to make public…
Nearly 1,200 of the most well-off tenants in Hong Kong’s public rental flats will be forced out in four years’ time even if they are willing to pay higher rents, in a more aggressive move by the government to prevent abuse of housing resources, the Post has learned. However, those tenants would be eligible to…
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…