Hong Kong’s crumbling old flat tenants left in the lurch as developers and authorities go slow during property downturn

Recent cases of concrete falling from Hong Kong’s ageing buildings have heightened public concern over the problem. In the second of a two-part series, Edith Lin looks at the new problems facing the Urban Renewal Authority and possible solutions.

Some of the old and decaying blocks in Hong Kong’s To Kwa Wan district are so run-down that residents find it tough to find tradesmen to do repairs.