Hong Kong will have around 80,000 ‘acceptable basic housing units’ after eradicating subpar homes, official says

[HKFP] - 01/2/2025

Hong Kong’s housing chief has estimated that the city will have around 80,000 “acceptable basic housing units” after some existing subdivided flats were modified to meet proposed regulations. Around 30 per cent of the roughly 110,000 subdivided units in Hong Kong had poor living conditions and (…)



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