Introduction:

Hong Kong is a densely populated metropolitan so there are a lot of housing problems especially for the urban poor. As the housing problems in Hong Kong such as the shortage of housing units are getting more acute, it is worth making an in-depth analysis for the sake of gaining a deeper insight of the responses of the government in housing problems.

I will focus on different measures and actions taken by Hong Kong government in 21th Century. All data collected is based on library research and online research. There are three main responses after the comprehensive research. The following are what Hong Kong government gives responses to the housing problems of the urban poor. Subsidized rental housing should no longer be perceived

as a life-long entitlement irrespective of needs and means
(Yeh, 1989) . Y.L. Chan ...

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