Donald Liao, the architect who shaped Hong Kong’s housing landscape, dies at 96

2026-03-13 - 06:05

Donald Liao Poon-huai, one of Hong Kong’s most influential government architects and public housing visionaries who became the first Chinese official under British rule to serve as secretary for district administration, has died at the age of 96. His death was confirmed to the South China Morning Post by his family on Friday, with one member saying he died peacefully on Thursday morning at home, surrounded by family and friends. Known as a pioneer of Hong Kong’s subsidised Home Ownership Scheme,...