Setting rent with reference to tenants' affordability: Public housing rent policy in Hong Kong

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 409-418

  Yip, Ngai Ming ^a   Lau, Kwok Yu ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Affordability; Hong Kong; Public housing; Rent setting; Rent to income ratio

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; HOUSING POLICY; RENTAL SECTOR; SOCIAL HOUSING;

CHINA;

EID: 0036902901     PISSN: 15664910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021118714418     Document Type: Article

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