Dilapidated subdivided flats exist in almost 90 per cent of aged buildings in some of Hong Kong’s oldest neighbourhoods and are an “urban ticking time bomb” that may cause fires and outbreaks of disease, researchers have warned.
A study, released on Sunday, found cubicle homes in 285 out of 324 buildings with an average age of 55 years in Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, Sham Shui Po and Kowloon City.
Some 1,700 flats were subdivided into 5,500 smaller units in the...
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