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Housing chief rejects ‘alarmist, pessimistic’ sentiment in Guardian report on Hong Kong’s ‘coffin’ homes
Hong Kong’s housing ... the exclusion of “coffin homes” from a proposed law that aims to regulate subdivided housing in the city. Coffin homes — wooden cubicles large enough to fit a ...
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Why some Hong Kongers live in homes smaller than a parking space, by the numbers
HONG KONG--Tens of thousands of people in densely populated, land-poor Hong Kong live in tiny dwellings made by dividing up apartments, most smaller than a parking space. It’s an affordable ...
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Hong Kong struggles to improve conditions in tiny, crowded homes
“This kind of bed homes is the shame of Hong Kong,” said its deputy director, Sze Lai-shan. The Housing Bureau said the Home Affairs Department takes strict enforcement actions against ...