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CHINA: Hong Kong Secretary for Development Michel Wong Wai-lun said in an

interview with Hong Kong Metro Radio that the government has already identified

210 patches of land on which around 310,000 housing units could be built in the

next six to seven years, according to the Hong Kong government website. Some 70%

of the 310,000 units would be public housing to be developed by public

institutions and non-profit developers to provide cheaper housing for low-income

citizens, Wong said. According to a post by the radio channel, he also stressed

the government effort to identify more land for residential use would not stop

because any pause could adversely affect housing supply in coming years.