Hong Kong plans to ban substandard tiny apartments. Low-income families fear higher rents
Jimmy Au’s world shrinks to about the size of a parking space whenever she gets home. Her cramped Hong Kong home is one of ...
Why some Hong Kongers live in homes smaller than a parking space, by the numbers
Landlords in Hong Kong, a city with a notoriously high cost of housing, have found they can make more money by dividing a ...
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Living in Hong Kong's Tiny Apartment Units
Hong Kong's home prices have skyrocketed in recent years, forcing residents like Yang Lianchun and her family to live in subdivided apartments. She talks to the WSJ about what it's like for a ...
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Just looking at these tiny shoebox apartments in Hong Kong will make you claustrophobic
As more and more workers flock to Hong Kong for its promise of jobs, the demand for apartments will only increase.
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Top Ten: China's Ugliest Buildings
Chinese web users recently created a poll to rank the ugliest buildings in China. Qualifications for “ugliest” building included: These two apartment buildings in Qingjia Palace perhaps offer the ...
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Your Voice: Hong Kong’s old buildings pose safety risks; Brics challenges Western dominance in global governance (long letters)
Lately, many cases of debris falling from Hong Kong ... titled “Building Better Global Economic BRICs.” Initially, BRIC stood for the countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China, referred ...
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Hot Topics: Hong Kong now requires use of ‘Leave Home Safe’ app to enter government buildings – here’s what you should know
Context: ‘Leave Home Safe’ app required for entry to Hong Kong government buildings from this month ... Hong Kong’s border with mainland China has been the issue of adopting health codes ...