acy ▁of ▁governor ship ▁ ▁His ▁ten ure ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁unit ary ▁housing ▁policy ▁by ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Government . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁a ▁fire ▁burn ed ▁down ▁a ▁large ▁sl um ▁area ▁in ▁She k ▁K ip ▁Me i , ▁K ow lo on , ▁killing ▁nine ▁and ▁leaving ▁many ▁hom eless . ▁It ▁was ▁under ▁Gran th am ' s ▁administration ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁began ▁to ▁build ▁settlement ▁houses ▁for ▁the ▁hom eless . ▁From ▁that ▁point ▁on , ▁the ▁government ▁was ▁deeply ▁involved ▁in ▁low - cost ▁public ▁housing ▁program mes ▁that ▁allowed ▁many ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁people ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁afford ▁to ▁own ▁a ▁flat ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁government - owned ▁housing ▁est ates ▁at ▁relatively ▁low ▁cost . ▁The ▁housing ▁programme ▁eventually ▁evol ved ▁over ▁time ▁to ▁allow ▁people ▁to ▁buy ▁low - cost ▁housing ▁and ▁receive ▁fav ou rable ▁lo ans ▁to ▁buy ▁their ▁own ▁houses . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁ ▁Honor ary ▁Fellow , ▁P embro ke ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁ ▁Honor ary ▁Doctor ate ▁of ▁La ws ▁degree , ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁University ▁ ▁C M G , ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁ ▁K CM G , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁ ▁GC M G , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Gran th am ▁was ▁married ▁twice . ▁His ▁first ▁marriage , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁was ▁to ▁the ▁well - tra vel led ▁Maur ine ▁Sam son , ▁daughter ▁of