The small-house policy is now becoming more like a tool for developers to grab land and build houses for sale rather than a policy for villagers to build their own houses.
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- Jun 20, 2013
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7 May 2013
What does the word "temporary" mean to you? In the case of the small-house policy, it means 40 years and more. It was first introduced in Hong Kong as a temporary measure to address housing needs...
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28 Jan 2013
Perhaps town and country just don't get along. This may be why urbanites like yours truly are always picking on the Heung Yee Kuk, the powerful rural body that represents indigenous villagers in...
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23 Jan 2013
There was tough talk about ending the small-house policy in the New Territories when Leung Chun-ying was running for chief executive. Now, you wonder if the government hasn't given in. Leung still...
1:51AM
9 Jan 2013
C.Y. Leung's policies will be good for city
I agree with the views expressed by Carwyn Lee Kai-chun ("Protesters have been unreasonable", January 7).
1:27AM
7 Jan 2013
Ending the small-house policy for indigenous villagers in the New Territories would boost land supply and ease the city's housing shortage, the Civic Party says.
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