21 h. ago Hong Kong housing body prepares new round of contracts targeting well

Hong Kong Housing Society chairman Ling Kar-kan also says the organisation is confident new rules will stand up to legal scrutiny.

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3 w. ago Hong Kong adopts AI to catch housing tenants throwing objects off buildings

Housing minister gives assessment of cases at 10 public rental housing estates where smart technology has been implemented.

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3 w. ago Hong Kong to resume unauthorised temporary structure scheme by end of year

Scheme aims to tackle rampant illegal additions to village houses totaling more than 100,000 structures.

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3 w. ago Hong Kong woman dies after being rescued from public housing estate fire

The victim, in her 60s, was taken to hospital with burns on her face and hands.

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3 w. ago Lit cigarette suspected to have caused flat fire that killed Hong Kong woman

Blaze reported at flat in Lung Hei House at around 10.30am, with woman certified dead in hospital.

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3 w. ago Hong Kong urged to review public housing income threshold with new minimum wage

‘Many full-time workers will quit their job and take odd jobs to ensure their income will not exceed the application threshold,’ lawmaker Dennis Leung says.

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3 w. ago Hong Kong urged to review public housing income threshold due to new minimum wage

If Housing Authority proposal on income levels is adopted, two-person household working 10 hours a day for 26 days per month at minimum wage will fail to qualify.

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