Hong Kong has the smallest average house size in the world and yet is also one of the most expensive cities in the world. As ...
Hong Kong’s housing minister has rejected the “alarmist and pessimistic sentiment” in a report by the UK’s Guardian, which suggested that city’s proposed subdivided housing regulations ...
When people talk about cities seeming futuristic, generally they mean it in a positive way. But Hong Kong - a wealthy metropolis plagued with an affordable housing crisis - shows what could happen ...
The sub-divided flats and “coffin” homes are usually located in outdated residential buildings in old business areas, allowing affordable access to workplaces and schools. “SHAME OF HONG KONG” ...
Because of an extreme shortage of other affordable housing, these folks are forced to make due with the tiny space they have. But it gets worse. To maximize income from the rent in central Hong ...
FILE PHOTO: Workers move coffins as mortuaries run short of coffins amid Shenzhen lockdown during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone ...