Three of the applications submitted by single landlord, Hayson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Basic Housing Units Operators Association.
3-MIN READ3-MINEdith LinPublished: 7:00am, 20 May 2026Hong Kong landlords have put forward just four of the city’s 110,000 subdivided homes for certification approval in the two-and-a-half months since a new law was enacted to phase out substandard living spaces, highlighting a low participation rate.
Three of the applications were submitted by a single landlord, Hayson Chan Hin-hay, chairman of the Hong Kong Basic Housing Units Operators Association.
Chan told the South China Morning Post that it took him about two months to renovate the subdivided homes in line with the new standards, while scheduling work around tenants.
The ordinance requires subdivided flats to meet minimum living standards to be deemed fit for rental.
The bureau estimates that about 70 per cent of the 110,000 subdivided flats require only minor rectifications, while the rest need major renovations.
