Tempers flare as 20 Hong Kong villagers lose homes to Northern Metropolis

Hundreds of security guards and police officers were deployed on Tuesday to evict about 20 residents from a Hong Kong village as part of the government’s Northern Metropolis blueprint, despite residents saying their concerns remain largely unresolved. The operation by the Lands Department on Tuesday sparked heated confrontations with Tin Sam Tsuen villagers, who lived in properties built under the small-house policy. They argued that the government had yet to provide satisfactory compensation...

By Leopold Chen