When his grandmother died, Hongkonger Fai Chan inherited her flat, a 377 sq ft unit in eastern Kowloon valued at HK$3 million (US$382,000) in 2023.
Before it could be his, however, the fire protection engineer had to pay a HK$1.2 million premium to the Housing Authority, a sum he did not have.
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