Kwan Ti Public School in Fanling was closed in 2004 and has been left vacant since then. Photo: Dickson Lee
Opinion
Opinion
Concrete Analysis
by Chiu Kam-kuen
Hong Kong has dozens of disused school sites standing idle – the government should convert them into public rental housing
The conversion of vacant school sites could effectively relieve the shortage of public housing in the short term, writes Chiu Kam-kuen of Cushman & Wakefield
There are currently 183 vacant school premises in Hong Kong, of which about 70 per cent are zoned for government, institution or community use