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 inHong Kong and the homes of Hugh Hefner, Joan Collins and legions of other celebrities.
"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.