Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho brushes off drop in applications for flats under Home Ownership Scheme, calling it an adjustment from an ‘abnormal situation’.
The speed with which the government and legislators moved forward on Kai Tak light public housing disrespects the process of listening to Hongkongers’ concerns. If engaging the public and raising people’s concerns in Legco gets cut out for the sake of speed, public distrust of the government will snowball.