For a decade and a half Leach traveled the globe with a producer and a cameraman, capturing weekly glimpses of castles in Germany, solid-gold apartments in Hong Kong and the homes of Hugh Hefner, Joan Collins and legions of other celebrities.

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Mr Tung pledges to supply 85, 000 new homes a year, and wants 70% of Hong Kong's householders to own their own homes within a decade.

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Some of those high-end homes boast lawns, a true rarity in Hong Kong.

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"Cramped living space in cage homes, cubicle apartments and sub-divided flats has become the reluctant choice for tens of thousands of Hong Kong people, " he said, as he unveiled plans to boost supply of public housing in the medium term from its current level of 15, 000 apartments a year.

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