Hong Kong housing: small shoebox flat wins not enough to fix big issues

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Housing in Hong Kong remains a critical livelihood issue with deep political implications. Efforts to eradicate subdivided flats and cage homes continue to be a major focus under the current administration.

The Reverend Canon Peter Douglas Koon Ho-ming was blunt when he said, “Once there are no political issues, everything in Hong Kong is a livelihood issue.” He was also correct. Housing is this city’s biggest livelihood issue. It is also the hardest to tackle by far. The current administration has probably done more in this area than previous ones. Since Beijing’s top official for Hong Kong affairs Xia Baolong directly called for the eradication of subdivided flats and cage homes in 2021, the...