As part ofWorld News Day 2022, a global campaign to amplify the impact of journalism and show how it can make a difference, the Post is republishing Life in Hong Kong’s worst living spaces: from cage ...

HONG KONG — At about 5am one morning in February, Ms Wu Caiyun thought she was having a horrible nightmare when her 12-year-old daughter woke her up, screaming at the top of her lungs: “Mum, there’s a ...

Single mother Fandy Wong lives in one of Hong Kong’s notorious shoebox flats with her one-year-old son, and was charged HK$4,100 (US$527) for a month of water and electricity – almost as much as her ...

A two-month consultation exercise on proposed regulations aimed at ridding the city of poor quality subdivided flats began on Monday. At a housing panel meeting, several lawmakers said they were ...

The government is determined to address the needs of Hongkongers living in substandard housing and help them improve their lives Housing is an issue of great public concern. Since the proposed ...

The government says the city’s smallest apartments need more regulation. For some of Hong Kong’s poorest, that could mean higher rents or even eviction. By Tiffany May Reporting from Hong Kong As she ...

Lawmakers passed the Basic Housing Units bill on Friday, making it mandatory for owners of subdivided flats to register their properties and meet relevant standards. These include a minimum floor area ...

Lawmakers have passed legislation regulating Hong Kong’s notorious subdivided flats, with enforcement efforts set to begin in 2027 and landlords able to register their properties from as early as next ...

Secretary for Transport & Housing Frank Chan: In regard to the information we are going to collect in the months and years to come, that will provide us with a basis of the rental information with ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: In Hong Kong, the topic of subdivided flats - or “shoebox homes” - always raises heated discussion. In his latest policy address, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced ...

Representative image created by AI MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government will grant legal status to subdivided land parcels up to January 1, 2025, by relaxing and gradually scrapping the land ...