Hong Kong’s government will begin taking back a large chunk of an exclusive golf course near the border with mainland China to build much-needed public housing, a move that has provoked an ...

Public housing plans are usually subject to years of red tape, but in the case of the quarantine camps the government managed to suddenly “find” around 80 hectares of land and build 40,000 pre ...

Hong Kong's second-largest public housing builder has secured its biggest syndicated loan arrangement of HK$12 billion (US$1.54 billion) to boost its cash flow for its coming public housing estate ...

It is offering a HK$3,000 reward to encourage residents to report public housing misuse. Stricter penalties, including higher fines and prison sentences, have also been introduced for those who ...

HK$3,000 for reporting public housing abuse 2025-01-08 HKT 22:14. Share this story People who report tenancy abuse cases can get up to HK$3,000 from January 15. File photo: RTHK. People ...

The average waiting time for a Hong Kong public rental flat has risen to 5.8 years, with the city’s major provider blaming the increase on lower housing production and project delays in 2023.

Chan, 45, who pays rent of HK$2,100 a month for his 2-square-meter home, said he hoped public housing would finally enable him to escape the bedbugs. "I applied in 2005," he said, providing only ...

Oct. 16 (UPI) --Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Wednesday announced new government steps to help ease its housing crisis by giving people under 40 more assistance to secure public housing.The ...

To address the long public housing waiting list and alleviate some of that pressure, Hong Kong's government plans to build 30,000 temporary units, which it calls light public housing.

Most are 140 sq ft or smaller, with average monthly rents of about HK$5,000. Public housing in Hong Kong “acts as a key stabiliser” and safety net for low-income workers in a very expensive ...