Of cost and care: NGO ImpactHK on why Hong Kong needs homeless shelter on gov’t land

Of cost and care: NGO ImpactHK on why Hong Kong needs homeless shelter on gov’t land

After Hong Kong authorities rejected ImpactHK’s application to build a homeless shelter on government land, the NGO began reaching out to lawmakers, hoping for a dialogue.Former street sleepers play curling at an ImpactHK centre on May 16, 2025. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Getting approval to move most of its facilities into a four-storey building on government land would have allowed the NGO to cut down on rental costs by about HK$4 million each year,…