Subdivided flats

All Around Town, April 11, 2013

11 Apr 2013

Speaking may go down better than shouting

A few months ago, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying urged Hongkongers to "shout" at people who were hindering government policies. The call did not...

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Residents welcome URA plan to rip down Sham Shui Po block

9 Mar 2013

A crumbling, heavily subdivided corner block in Sham Shui Po, built more than 50 years ago, will be replaced with a 25-storey development by 2021 under plans announced by the Urban Renewal...

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City Digest, February 25, 2013

25 Feb 2013

Two teenage girls from Hong Kong allegedly detained in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by men demanding compensation for a valuable vase they had broken are safe and expected to go home soon, Secretary...

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Letters to the Editor, February 20, 2013

20 Feb 2013

Mr Lo criticised me and the Civic Party for "jumping on the bandwagon" in uploading Lian's article on Facebook and inviting the chief executive to sue me for libel if indeed he had a case for...

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The pain of the squeezed middle class

14 Jan 2013

I am in shock. The person who put me in this state is my landlord who has informed me that my rent will go up by 40 per cent when the lease runs out. He recently bought the place from the previous...

3:31AM

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Government to survey subdivided flats, says Anthony Cheung

11 Jan 2013

The government will conduct a comprehensive survey of subdivided flats and their tenants, to give advisers drawing up a long-term housing strategy more reliable data to work from.

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Opinion

The 1-2 punch heard around the world

5:37PM

Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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5:24AM

Housing undersecretary draws fire over remarks

Irked legislators have criticised housing undersecretary Yau Shing-mu as "heartless" for his remarks that "subdivided flats" - widely regarded as substandard housing - should continue to exist and...

6:37AM

CY's double-talking outshines his good deeds

And the winner is? Yes, it's time for Public Eye's annual Name and Shame Awards, now in its sixth year. Who best deserves our 2012 Shame on You Award? Many would say Chief Executive CY Leung for...

4:23PM

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Subdivided-flat misery much worse than realised, study finds

As many as 280,000 families could be living in subdivided flats in old buildings across the city, with many paying higher than average rents, according to a new study by a concern group.

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Subdivided flats provoke family conflict

Over 80 per cent of tenants living in subdivided flats clash with family members over the use of the tiny spaces they live in, according to a survey by Hong Kong Christian Service.

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Letters to the Editor, November 4, 2012

Subdivided flats should not be banned

It is estimated that there are now 64,900 people living in subdivided flats, cubicles, bed spaces or cocklofts.

I believe that it would be...

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HOUSING

Tenants fear eviction from tiny flats

A tenant living in a 30 sq ft subdivided flat in an industrial building sees no hope of moving to a bigger home unless the city's severe housing shortage can be eased.

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