'Prosecutions not the aim of housing abuse offence'

[RTHK] - 02/3/2025

Housing minister Winnie Ho said on Monday that a plan to criminalise serious abuse of public housing isn't about prosecuting people or getting them out of their homes, but ensuring the proper use of public resources. Under proposed legal changes, people deemed to have seriously abused their (…)



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