Hong Kong Struggles to Improve Conditions in Tiny, Crowded Homes HONG KONG (Reuters) - Housing is famously cramped in the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong, thanks to sky-high property prices, but a ...

But they’re not some project in urban microhousing. These minuscule dwellings are the result of poor workers trying to find a place to live in the city’s booming real estate market. Hong Kong is one ...

Housewife Jimmy Au stands in her kitchen at home in a residential area of Prince Edward district in Hong Kong on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Kanis Leung) HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Au’s world shrinks to ...

Hong Kong lawmakers have approved a bill establishing minimum standards for subdivided apartments, impacting approximately 220,000 residents. The new law mandates a minimum size of 8 square meters, a ...

HONG KONG — Rents higher than New York, London or San Francisco for apartments half the size. Nearly 1 in 5 people living in poverty. A minimum wage of $4.82 an hour. Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous ...

In spite of the Hong Kong government’s efforts to put downward pressure on housing prices in recent months, the cost of housing, in terms of both purchase price and rentals, continues to climb. This ...

HONG KONG — Housing is famously cramped in the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong, thanks to sky-high property prices, but a single toilet and kitchen shared by four families would make for a ...