Housing Policy
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June 2026 | Housing Policy
We have released Smaller and Smaller: Changes in the Size of Newly Completed Housing Units in Hong Kong, 1995–2024. The study finds that while Hong Kong’s housing supply has shown signs of recovery in terms of the number of units completed, the actual amount of newly added living space has not recovered in tandem. Relying on unit counts alone to assess…
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May 2026 | Northern Metropolis
The Northern Metropolis should not be treated merely as a land and housing supply project, but as a new platform for Hong Kong’s next stage of settlement, employment, innovation, and talent development. We recommend shifting public housing from “rental” to “ownership”, expanding the university town, and piloting reforms in Hung Shui Kiu and Ngau Tam Mei to prevent the Northern…
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January 2026 | Housing Policy
Hong Kong’s public housing welfare system is showing a serious intergenerational divide: younger cohorts are increasingly less likely to receive public housing support, based on our analysis of General Household Survey (GHS) data.
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October 2025 | Housing Policy
The effectiveness of the new housing policy measures in the 2025 Policy Address is analyzed, with empirical data and new projections. Increases in public housing unit circulation are a step in the right direction, but need to be deepened.
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September 2025 | Housing Policy
Expanding subsidized homeownership and ensuring sufficient housing supply should be prioritized as key public policy reforms in Hong Kong.
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August 2025 | Artificial Intelligence and Talent Development
HKFEI’s 2025 Policy Address Consultation Paper has been submitted. Housing reform is highlighted as key to Hong Kong’s future using quantitative evidence and economic analysis. Lessons from failed past reforms are discussed. Detailed recommendations for reform steps and timeline are provided.
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June 2025 | Housing Policy
The government’s cancellation of the Cash Allowance Trial Scheme is supported in our new article. A theoretical framework to inform the design of housing subsidy policy is also provided.
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June – August 2025 | Housing Policy
Reforms to public housing construction ratios and Home Ownership Scheme Secondary Market (HOSSM) regulations are proposed based on economic analysis of empirical evidence.
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April 2025 | Housing Policy
A greater emphasis on subsidized homeownership over subsidized rental schemes is needed to address Hong Kong’s fiscal challenges. A strategic shift in Hong Kong’s housing policy towards homeownership subsidies is proposed.
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March 2025 | Housing Policy
The passage of the Well-off Tenants Policy (WTP) reform is celebrated. The WTP reform adopts policy changes that we have forcefully advocated, including the use of rent-to-income ratio as a benchmark for evaluating WTP fairness. We now propose continued use of this benchmark to update WTP policy in future years.
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February – March 2025 | Housing Policy
Comprehensive housing reform is the key to addressing many of Hong Kong’s socioeconomic problems.
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January 2025 | Artificial Intelligence and Talent Development
The economic recession crisis in Hong Kong since 2019 is discussed. Talent and population policy are argued to be crucial role for Hong Kong’s future.
