The Future for Reluctant Intervention: The Prospects for Hong Kong's Public Rental Sector

Ray Forrest; Ngai-Ming Yip

doi:10.1080/02673037.2013.878020

The Future for Reluctant Intervention: The Prospects for Hong Kong's Public Rental Sector

Ray Forrest
, Ngai-Ming Yip

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The growth and resilience of Hong Kong's public rental sector has occurred in the context of an apparent guiding political ethos of minimal and reluctant intervention. This paper offers an account of why this has occurred. A brief account of economic change and housing policy development over the last three decades is followed by an analysis of changes in the social role and social composition of the tenure. This discussion is complemented by some new data on current popular attitudes towards public rental housing in Hong Kong. The paper then explores various theoretical perspectives to provide an explanation of why it has remained as a substantial part of Hong Kong's housing system and points to the key drivers that will shape its future role and trajectory. The empirical data are drawn mainly from an analysis of five waves of the census and a survey of 3000 adults across all housing sectors. © 2014 Taylor & Francis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	551-565
Journal	Housing Studies
Volume	29
Issue number	4
Online published	13 Mar 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2013.878020
Publication status	Published - 2014

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neoliberalism
public rental housing
social mix
social theory

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