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 government had been forced to deal with its biggest headache: reaching its housing" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="134010" data-entity-type="topic">public housing targets and taking care of those stuck in subdivided flats, many of whom aren’t poor enough to qualify for housing" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="134010" data-entity-type="topic">public housing.
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TUE · 2026-05-26 · 01:30 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0526-79165
NSR-2026-0526-79165Analysis·EN·Social Justice
Hong Kong housing: small shoebox flat wins not enough to fix big issues
Hong Kong's housing crisis is identified as its most significant livelihood issue, proving difficult to resolve. The current administration has reportedly made greater efforts in this area than its predecessors.
Alice WuSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-26 · 01:30 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong's housing crisis is identified as its most significant livelihood issue, proving difficult to resolve. The current administration has reportedly made greater efforts in this area than its predecessors. Following a 2021 directive from Beijing's top official for Hong Kong affairs, Xia Baolong, to eliminate subdivided flats and cage homes, the government has focused on meeting public housing targets. This effort also aims to address the needs of residents in subdivided flats, many of whom do not qualify for public housing due to income levels. The article suggests that political issues are secondary to these pressing livelihood concerns in Hong Kong.
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Once there are no political issues, everything in Hong Kong is a livelihood issue.
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Beijing called for the eradication of subdivided flats and cage homes in 2021.
factualXia Baolong
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The government faces challenges in reaching public housing targets and housing subdivided flat residents.
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Housing is Hong Kong's biggest and hardest livelihood issue to tackle.
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The current administration has likely done more in housing than previous ones.
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7 termshong kong housing
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livelihood issue
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public housing
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subdivided flats
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cage homes
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political issues
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housing targets
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