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The depreciation of the local currency against the United States dollar has contributed to the high cost of production of cement, Mr Alan Kyerematen, Minister for Trade and Industry has said. He also attributed the recent hikes in the production of cement on the local market to the increase in…
For more than 220,000 in appalling subdivided units, dream of better housing seems beyond reach. Government must act quickly on land, housing issues to build more public rental flats, experts say.
Poor living conditions take a toll on physical, mental health of 220,000 in subdivided units. Tenants face interpersonal conflict from sharing small space with many others.
The long waiting time for public rental flats means the city’s poorest families end up in tiny, shared ‘coffin homes’. More than 220,000 live in Hong Kong’s worst housing, mainly in Kowloon and the New Territories.
Mr John Alan Kojo Kyerematen, the Minister of Trade and Industry, has paid a working visit to the Komenda Sugar Factory to assess the progress of work towards reviving the factory. The visit formed part of the Government’s avowed commitment to reviving the infamous factory in tandem with its industrialisation…