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From Bricks and Mortar to Building a Family — The Northern Metropolis Needs Policies That Help Young People Put Down Roots
A young Hong Kong couple earning HK$45,000 monthly would need over four years to save the 10% down payment on a HK$2.5 million HOS flat—illustrating how the Northern Metropolis risks failing without affordable entry points for young families. With Hong Kong's 18-39 population falling by 325,000 in a decade and homeownership rates among 30-39 year-olds plummeting, the article proposes a four-part pilot policy: cutting White Form down payments to 5%, balancing public rental-to-subsidised housing at 50:50, weighting ballots for young Northern Metropolis applicants, and raising minimum HOS flat sizes to around 36 square metres. The Northern Metropolis will only succeed when young people believe it can become their home—not merely a flat they occupy.
Targeted Poverty Alleviation — Hong Kong Needs Data Infrastructure
Hong Kong's embrace of 'targeted poverty alleviation' will remain a slogan without the data infrastructure to track outcomes. The article identifies two gaps — administrative data left unused and the absence of long-term tracking surveys — and sets out how to close them.
Can Hong Kong's New Housing Hold People?
In Hong Kong's housing statistics, one unit equals one unit — whether 27 square metres or 60. This equation has hidden what has truly happened over the past thirty years.
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