Around 4,200 transitional homes will be sufficient to meet the temporary housing needs of tenants displaced under new rules that could require 33,000 subpar subdivided flats to undergo major renovations, Hong Kong officials have said. Undersecretary for Housing Victor Tai Sheung-shing told lawmakers on Monday that the government would set aside up to 20 per…
More than 90 per cent of children who live in Hong Kong’s notorious subdivided flats show signs of spinal issues as a result of the cramped conditions, a survey has found, sparking calls from a concern group for families with youngsters to be given priority for public housing. The culprit was that children did not…
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…
Granny Yeung* has found it hard to settle into her new community after moving into a transitional housing estate in Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O in January. The 70-year-old, who has been living alone for the past decade, only managed to become acquainted with one of her neighbours over the last 10 months. “There are…