Hong Kong leader vows to tackle housing issues; 2 community spaces to open
John Lee also says tenants can move into the first batch of light housing flats by March
Hong Kong’s leader has vowed to press on with tackling housing issues by opening up two more “community living rooms” in June and rolling out a second round of “light public housing flats” under efforts to provide homes for underprivileged families.
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Sunday that his government was committed to helping impoverished residents obtain safe and stable housing, after meeting several families at a community living space ahead of Lunar New Year.
“Our government is committed to addressing [underprivileged] housing issues, taking practical actions to help disadvantaged families secure safe and stable housing, and injecting more happiness and a sense of fulfilment into the city they call home,” he wrote on social media.
The concept for the community spaces came from social workers serving people living in cramped, small spaces and aims to provide them with more room to do their chores, take a break, meet other people and explore their potential.
Lee said the government would launch three community living spaces this year, with two of them having already received funding from the government’s Commission on Poverty.
He said the two venues were set to open in June. They are located in Shau Kei Wan in Eastern district and on Ko Shan Road in Kowloon City, joining four other government-run projects in Sham Shui Po, Nam Cheong, To Kwa Wan and Hung Hom.
