Villagers forced out of ancestral homes amid redevelopment
Village resident Chan Ho-yee was told by Hong Kong authorities on May 7, 2026, that she had less than a week to leave her ancestral home at Tin Sam Tsuen in the New Territories. The Chan family home sits within a new development area under the government’s Northern Metropolis megaproject. Although the eviction was postponed a few days later, Chan knows it is only a matter of time before she receives a new eviction demand.
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