Solving housing problem will make Hong Kong happier, less divided place, say speakers at event organised by former leader CY Leung
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Hong Kong authorities need to boost housing supply and guide residents in embracing opportunities in mainland China as they try to mend social divisions and promote the country’s success to the rest of the world, according to speakers at a high-powered forum on Monday.
During the “international communication in the new era” event, prominent business leaders said they expected things in the city to improve, economy and livelihood initiatives in particular, now the political system had been changed and the opposition could no longer obstruct essential policies.
Speaking during a panel session, entertainment mogul Allan Zeman, chairman of the Lan Kwai Fong Group, said the government could bring society together by drastically boosting private home ownership.
“Our biggest problem is not universal suffrage, it’s not democracy … One of the biggest problems we have is the housing problem,” he said.
