In 2011, Hong Kong Housing Society proposed to redevelop the buildings in three phases ... history has been launched as a website for the public to explore. Chan thinks the housing estate holds ...

While the government has introduced affordable options for childcare and education support elsewhere in Hong Kong, these services ... After moving to public housing estates there, it can be ...

This means buildings can be designed and built ... while there has been plenty of research into the history and form of Hong Kong's public housing estates - home to more than half the population ...

These buildings are unique in their dual function, acting as public spaces and quasi-clubs ... The Municipal Services Buildings (MSBs) of Hong Kong trace their origins back to the colonial period.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong intends to amend the law making serious abuse of public housing a criminal offence, with a maximum fine of HK$500,000 (US$64,000) and one year’s imprisonment. The amendment ...

“Hong Kong is what I would call an ultra-extreme, high-density city. We have about 42,000 buildings,” she says ... centre available to educational, public, and private groups who want ...

Hong Kong’s underprivileged children have ranked a lack of public housing as their top concern that required government support for 15 years in a row, two NGOs have said.

Hong Kong, in particular, faces two key challenges, according to Li. Housing prices are sky-high “while many people wait five to seven years in order to be admitted into public housing,” he says.

“All I hope for is to quickly get into public housing,” said Wong Chi-kong ... buildings in old business areas, allowing affordable access to workplaces and schools. “SHAME OF HONG KONG ...