Kowloon leads as 70% of Hong Kong’s subdivided flats registered for grace period

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Around 70% of Hong Kong's subdivided flats have registered for a three-year grace period under a new law targeting substandard housing. The Housing Bureau said registrations cover 75,070 homes across about 21,000 whole flats, with many applications from Kowloon's Yau Tsim Mong district.

About 70 per cent of subdivided flats in Hong Kong have been registered for a grace period under a new law aimed at eradicating substandard homes, with most submissions coming from landlords in Kowloon’s Yau Tsim Mong district, according to the Housing Bureau. The bureau told the Legislative Council on Wednesday that 75,070 subdivided homes across about 21,000 whole flats had been registered for the three-year grace period since applications opened in March under the new Basic Housing Units...