Hong Kong’s ‘Mr and Mrs Ho’ face eviction from public flat if his name not added to tenancy
- Mrs Ho has not applied to have her husband’s name added to the tenancy, housing authorities say
Hong Kong internet sensations “Mr and Mrs Ho” will have to return a public housing flat to the government if they continue to live there without registering him as a household member, authorities have said.
Housing authorities launched an investigation after the whirlwind romance and marriage between 76-year-old Hongkonger Mr Ho and a 43-year-old mainland Chinese woman became the talk of the town in May.
The couple, who were living in a public flat, flaunted their wealth, including a Rolex watch and a diamond ring said to cost more than HK$200,000 (US$26,000), on a television programme.
Their story triggered suspicions over their eligibility for public housing, with Mr Ho later found to not be a registered tenant of the flat so he should not have been living there.
Mrs Ho, meanwhile, only moved into the flat recently and had not been included in a government asset declaration drive launched in April.
“The Housing Department has repeatedly reminded the tenant that if she needs to allow a non-household member to reside in the public housing unit, she must promptly apply to have his name added to the tenancy,” it said in a reply to the Post on Tuesday.
“The department will otherwise take action according to the terms of the tenancy agreement … but no application has been received yet.”
