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主持人：Hugh Chiverton and Janice Wong
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Rent control; Cruise to nowhere
主持人：Hugh Chiverton and Janice Wong
8:30am-9:15am: rent control
8:30am-9:00am: Yip Ngai-ming, Professor of Housing and Urban Studies, Department of Public Policy, City University of Hong Kong
8:30am-9:15am: Dr Rita Li, Director of Sustainable Real Estate Research Center; Associate Professor of Department of Economics and Finance, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
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9:15am-9:30am: cruise to nowhere
9:15am-9:30am: Jeff Bent, Managing Director, Worldwide Cruise TerminalsOn Thursday’s Backchat, rent control, and a cruise to nowhere.
To better protect families living in subdivided flats, the government will table legislation introducing rent control for this type of accommodation to Legco next Wednesday. And if all goes well, officials say rent control for subdivided flats could be introduced as early as the end of this year.
The proposals include introducing standard contracts, and capping rent increases at 15% after a fixed two-year tenancy period. Landlords who don’t comply could face a fine of at least HK$10,000.
This comes as a new study by a concern group found that landlords are still overcharging tenants for electricity and water. And others are worried that landlords would immediately raise rent or evict tenants before the legislation takes effect.
What do you think of the new law? How effective will the measures be? Can rent control be used more widely - not just in subdivided units? What are the pros and cons of rent control?
From 9:15am-9:30am, we’re discussing a cruise to nowhere that's going... nowhere.
