Hong Kong to build fewer subsidised tiny flats in future, but they will still be available for potential buyers, new housing chief says


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Hong Kong will build fewer small flats in the future for subsidised projects, but they will be available for those looking to buy such homes, the city’s new housing minister has said. With a minimum size requirement of 280 sq ft imposed on private flats built on government land this year, Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin said the new administration would also reduce the ratio of tiny flats in subsidised public housing estates. “With this restriction, we will also reduce the number of small flats in future projects,” Ho told a radio programme on Saturday. But she added that...