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On Friday s Backchat, we re talking about housing. A Housing Authority committee has decided to plug a loophole that had previously allowed public housing tenants to apply for Home Ownership Scheme flats – even if they own a private home. The prominent case of a murder suspect found to own a subsidised flat despite also owning a luxury property on Kadoorie Hill had brought attention to the issue. Now, anyone who has owned a property within a two-year period is banned from buying a subsidised flat. So what does this all mean? How will this affect the waiting time for public housing? After 9:45am, we ll look at ticket sales for the $30 cinema day on Saturday. 9:00am - 9:45am: New rules on subsidised flats 9:00am-9:45am: Dr. Rita Li, Director of the Sustainable Real Estate Research Centre, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Finance, Shue Yan University 9:00am-9:45am: Cleresa Wong, Chair of the Subsidised Housing Committee of the Housin ....