Relaunching the Tenants Purchase Scheme would benefit all
Photo / 2021-02-25
We recently visited two public rental housing (PRH) estates, Tak Tin Estate and Kwong Tin Estate in Lam Tin, where we conducted interviews with the residents. Although the two estates are located in close proximity to each other, they are not of the same type: Tak Tin is one of the 39 estates under the Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS), while Kwong Tin, unfortunately, is not included in the program. When we asked how they feel about the TPS, residents of Tak Tin tended to use positive adjectives like "contented", "grateful", "fortunate", etc., while the residents of Kwong Tin expressed disappointment and jealousy.
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