Property News · June 4, 2019

Copying the European concept of transitional housing to Hong Kong wouldn’t work. Here’s why


On April 18, the government announced that the Chief Executive and the Executive Council had approved the exemption of waiver fees, rent and associated costs for land granted for transitional housing purposes as a measure to mitigate the hardship suffered by families living in inferior accommodation.According to the legislature’s documents, there are approximately 1,600 units of transitional housing in Hong Kong, including the Trackside Villas owned by MTR Corporation, which will provide 252…

Source : South China Morning Post
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