Housing crisis has long been a pressing issue for Hong Kong, one of the most expensive property markets in the world.Amid a lack of affordable housing, the waiting time for public rental housing is 5.8 years on average. Many low-income households therefore have no choice but to live in subdivided units (SDUs), with poor living conditions at high rents.As a result, the government introduced the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) (Amendment) Bill 2021 to protect the interests of SDU tenants and…
Source : South China Morning Post
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