More public housing can cut waiting list

Property prices and rents for private apartments have been soaring in Hong Kong, making it difficult for some people to pay for a flat.自存倉 Some of them are only able to pay for a subdivided unit and therefore have to endure very poor living conditions.The government should be finding ways to solve this problem.It needs to ensure that it provides more public housing with reasonable and affordable rents for those citizens who are on low incomes.Many people who live in these subdivided flats are on the waiting list for public housing and many face a waiting time of, on average, three years.Providing more public housing will help to reduce that迷你倉新蒲崗waiting period.Also, officials must find ways to regulate these subdivided units.They can compromise the structure of a building, especially if it is old and the resultant overcrowding can pose a fire risk.The government needs to have a system of subsidies in place.They could be offered to people who are living in subdivided apartments, which would help them to pay for better-quality accommodation and therefore improve their overall living conditions.Housing problems need to be solved by the administration and the problem of high property prices should be addressed, so that people's living conditions can improve.Chan Wing-ki, Ngau Tau Kok迷你倉出租