Task force to look into cutting construction costs for Hong Kong public flats

Task force to look into cutting construction costs for Hong Kong public flats

[South China Morning Post] - 02/18/2025

Cost to build a public flat has risen by 5.4 per cent to nearly HK$1 million at a time when Hong Kong faces a massive deficit.



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