Hong Kong Housing Society

18 Feb 2013

Upholding the rule of law and judicial independence for Hong Kong are the minimum duties that a Bar chairman should be committed to.

Housing Society seeks help to rehouse tenants while it rebuilds estates

18 Feb 2013

The Housing Society says the lack of vacant flats for temporary relocations is the main obstacle to redevelopment of public housing - despite this approach being highlighted as a way to increase...

Cooling period

13 Dec 2012

The events of 2012 are expected to have a significant bearing on the future direction of Hong Kong's property market.

Hong Kong ill prepared to care for middle-class retirees

4 Nov 2012

Retirees Sidney Lam Siu-cheung and Judy Lam Kuan-ieng count themselves lucky. Returning from the United States last year, the couple have managed to secure a home in Cheerful Court in Ngau Tau Kok...

Housing group offers special help

14 Apr 2012

Facilitating quality living for older generations is a major priority for the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS). However, rather than simply providing specialist housing for the elderly, the...

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Provide decent housing for needy

It's hard to imagine that living on the street could be better than living in a residential building. But for those who live in the kind of tiny, cramped spaces known as 'cage homes', it's true...

Society wraps up prize for design

It looks like a present. With a cardboard cover designed to look like wrapping paper and a magnet-pull red ribbon decoration at the front, the Hong Kong Housing Society's 2006 annual report comes...

Housing services help the needy

Affordable quality housing has been provided by the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS) for nearly 60 years.

NGO seeks a seasoned building manager

A non-governmental organisation serving the needs of the community in housing and related services is looking for a top-notch building manager.

Elderly fear they cannot meet cost of home repairs

Yeung Kwai-fong is supportive of the latest mandatory building inspection scheme.

But the 77-year-old only has one worry: she may become a victim of the project.

Safe as houses

ANYONE WHO HAS answered the call of nature in the middle of the night knows the perils of protruding chairs, low coffee tables, sharp-edged furniture and lamp switches so small and fiddly it...