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Hong Kong villagers protest forced evictions for Northern Metropolis development

Hong Kong villagers are protesting against what they call rushed evictions for the Northern Metropolis development project. Residents of Yick Yuen Tsuen, in the planned Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area, were given short notice to vacate their homes. Concerns have been raised about the re-housing arrangements, with one elderly resident fearing family separation and homelessness. AI

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Hong Kong villagers protest forced evictions for Northern Metropolis development

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Leopold Chen ·

    ‘Forfeiture of rights’: Hong Kong villagers slam rushed Northern Metropolis evictions

    When Law Yin-ping moved into a village house in Yick Yuen Tsuen, Hung Shui Kiu, in northwest Hong Kong more than a decade ago with her granddaughters, it never crossed her mind that they could one day be homeless – and forcibly separated. The Tuen Mun village falls within the gov…