Sources say the government will next week announce a pilot scheme to let charities run more than 300 low-cost flats to be rented out to needy families.
The idea was first floated in July by the Transport and Housing Secretary, Frank Chan, who said that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) could operate government-approved subdivided flats.
But the sources told RTHK that instead of dividing the flats into small units, residents taking part in the scheme will live in the same flat and share the living room and bathroom.
It’s understood that the government hopes that more property owners will rent out their flats to be used in this way.
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