Hongkongers to be offered HK$3,000 for information on tenants abusing public flat scheme

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Housing Bureau to launch programme in January next year to help identify well-off tenants who are living in public housing. Authorities will give HK$3,000 (US$386) to any resident who provides information about tenants abusing public housing privileges that leads to the recovery of the flat, as the government steps up efforts to prevent misuse of the scheme. The Housing Bureau said on Wednesday (Oct 30) it would launch the “Cherish Public Housing Resources Award Scheme” in January next year. “