| Problem |
Major
cause(s) |
Measures
adopted |
| Shortage
of housing units |
Population
growth; economic progress |
Building
of private and public housing |
| High
land rent |
Limited
supply of land |
Increase
the supply of land |
| Inadequate
facilities / poor
sanitation |
Lack
of planning; lower standard of early development |
Provision
of completely independent units; increase of social facilities |
| Overcrowding |
Large
population / high population density |
Development
of public housing / development of new town |
| Old
and torn buildings |
Building
getting old |
Urban
renewal |
| Slums
/ squatters |
Large
number of poor people and new migrants |
Gradual
clearance and redevelopment |
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