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The latest news and top stories on Hong Kong's Housing Department. A prominent Hong Kong-based governmental body, the Housing Department is the executive arm of the Hong Kong Housing Authority. It is dedicated to administering and enforcing housing policies, managing public housing estates and providing affordable housing for low-income families. Its main areas of focus include enhancing housing supply quality and fostering sustainable development. The department is recognised for its crucial role in addressing Hong Kong’s housing needs and improving residents’ quality of life, having received numerous awards for its projects and services.

Experts have urged the government to speed up efforts to locate more at-risk elderly residents. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong flags 1,600 at-risk elderly households, but experts say more unaccounted

Social welfare lawmaker says the number identified fails to reflect risk status of over 500,000 elderly people living alone or in pairs.

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Hong Kong housing

3 homeowners at Hong Kong’s Redhill Peninsula fined for illegal building works

12 Jan 2026 - 7:11PM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Exclusive | Hong Kong surveyor’s undeclared role prompts rule review after deadly Tai Po fire

12 Jan 2026 - 8:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong housing estate flat owners drop contractor linked to Tai Po blaze

Property owners of Tuen Mun estate vote to terminate renovation contract with Prestige, citing safety concerns after fatal Wang Fuk Court fire.

10 Jan 2026 - 6:48PM

Property owners of Elegance Gardens in Tuen Mun estate voted to terminate renovation contract with Prestige Construction and Engineering Company. Photo: Elson Li

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Opinion | Hong Kong must tackle long-term problem of building maintenance

Thousands of ageing high-rises will need repair work over the next few years. Responsibility for the projects amid reports of bid-rigging needs to be addressed.

29 Dec 2025 - 5:30AM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong welfare group scraps ban on Tai Po survivors keeping donated appliances

SideBySide U-turns on policy hours after some residents in temporary housing argue donated items are theirs to keep even after they move out.

21 Dec 2025 - 9:28PM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Probe into allegedly fake mesh certificates widened to 6 Hong Kong estates

Earlier discovery of fake documents at two estates after Tai Po inferno prompted authorities to order removal of mesh at 200 sites last week.

9 Dec 2025 - 11:16PM

Workers are removing mesh netting at Sui Wo Court in Fo Tan. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Steel bars brought in to strengthen building ravaged in Hong Kong’s Tai Po blaze

Bars hauled into flats at Wang Cheong House, the first of seven blocks engulfed by fire, while authorities say probe will take two to three weeks.

12 Dec 2025 - 6:07PMvideocam

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

‘I’m worried’: residents of Hong Kong estates in limbo after renovation suspended

Owners at estates with projects by beleaguered contractor for Wang Fuk Court fear they might need to hire new company and spend even more.

5 Dec 2025 - 6:29PM

Accidents and personal safety

Manslaughter hard to prove in Hong Kong fire amid regulatory gaps, experts warn

Threshold for manslaughter prosecution very high, while codes of practice put ‘very little attention’ to materials used in maintenance or non-permanent works.

4 Dec 2025 - 9:22AM

The deadly blaze, which lasted for 43 hours, killed 159 people. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Authorities dispel rumours Hong Kong fire survivors housed in unfinished flats