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Housing minister Winnie Ho says moves under way to set up permanent investigation system, months after crackdown on cheats launched last October

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho brushes off drop in applications for flats under Home Ownership Scheme, calling it an adjustment from an ‘abnormal situation’.

Tenants will have to wait until 2025 or beyond to move in, as housing official says site is part of wider public housing projects.

The speed with which the government and legislators moved forward on Kai Tak light public housing disrespects the process of listening to Hongkongers’ concerns. If engaging the public and raising people’s concerns in Legco gets cut out for the sake of speed, public distrust of the government will snowball.

Officials must provide all the information needed to ease the concerns of lawmakers who are unhappy with the cost of the projects.

Prefabricated building technology is a way to speed up construction in Hong Kong, while tiny homes below 200 sq ft are here to stay.