The Shoebox Solution: A Band Aid for Hong Kong's Housing Woes? Hong Kong's housing crisis has long been a ticking time bomb, threatening to blow apart the fabric of this densely populated city.
Incremental progress has been made under the current administration, but the latest initiative – certification and standards for "basic housing units" – is little more than a Band Aid on a bullet wound.
The reverberations of Hong Kong's housing crisis are far reaching, affecting not just those living in squalor but also the mental health of its residents.