Five-Year Plan: NGOs urge stronger protections for the underprivileged, from rent controls to heatwave measures
Local concern groups have urged the government to provide low-income residents with stronger protections, ranging from rent controls to heatwave safety measures, in response to Hong Kong leader John Lee’s first Five-Year Plan and his administration’s final Policy Address. Among the groups that responded to Lee’s policy announcement was anti-poverty NGO the Society for Community […]
Hong Kong NGOs have called for stronger protections for underprivileged residents in response to the city's first Five-Year Plan and Chief Executive John Lee's final Policy Address. The Society for Community Organization (SoCO), among others, urged the government to reinstate the income-based poverty line and cap non-local labor to address unemployment and labor supply issues.
Additionally, the groups recommended reviewing the heat stress warning system, incorporating heat prevention measures into housing tenders, and setting rent caps for basic housing units. The NGOs welcomed Lee's targets to resolve substandard subdivided units and reduce housing wait times by 2030 but criticized the lack of attention to the "coffin homes" housing crisis that affects over 1,000 residents.
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