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February 18, 2025

Hong Kong plans to ban substandard tiny apartments. Low-income families fear higher rents

  • An estimated 33,000 homes would need substantial changes in one of the world's most expensive housing markets.
    • By KANIS LEUNG
    Associated Press

    HONG KONG — 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 four units carved out of what was once a single apartment. Most of the space is occupied by the bunk bed she shares with her husband and son, and their sleep is often disrupted by neighbors returning late or heading out early. Au's son often gets bruises bumping into things. Privacy is limited, with only a curtain separating the bathroom from the kitchen.


     
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