The government can flexibly compensate prospective residents of Chunyang Village

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Written by: Commentary Editing Room

2020-08-18 06:30

The epidemic broke out again, disrupting the government's recovery of Junyang Village in Fo Tan. Prospective tenants are likely to add more variables when going upstairs, and the dream of going upstairs must be delayed again. In fact, the epidemic has slowed down applications for subsidized housing. New HOS flats have the opportunity to remain idle for a long time. The government should make good use of these housing resources to take care of prospective tenants who are unable to go upstairs. They cannot always ignore their needs.

Xiyang Village has been requisitioned for use as a quarantine center since February. The government originally planned to return the housing authority in full in the middle of this month. The Housing Authority also revealed earlier that the relevant units will be occupied in two batches. The first batch (including the fourth Chunshi Building) And the fifth Junhu Building) is expected to start occupation as soon as the end of this month. As for the first to third blocks (Jun Yi Building, Jun Er Building and Jun Shan Building) due to more repair work, the Department estimates that they will Only at the end of October this year began to move in.

However, with the outbreak of the epidemic again, the demand for quarantine has risen sharply. Last week, Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, revealed that the government may not return Junyang Village temporarily. The government has not disclosed specific arrangements for the time being, but there is news that it is likely to "live in while quarantining", that is, the government may only take back some of the buildings for public housing allocation, and the remaining units will continue to be used for quarantine purposes.

The government had previously requisitioned Junyang Village as a quarantine center and planned to return it before the end of July. However, after the third wave of the epidemic, the suspension time was postponed again. (Profile picture)

Refusing to return the damage in Junyang Village

The epidemic has ushered in the third wave, and the demand for quarantine has greatly increased. As the main quarantine center of Junyang Village, when the new quarantine space has not been completed, the continued requisition of Junyang Village is not ideal, but it must be admitted that it is "there is no way." . However, as early as February, the government had "backwarded" and violated its promise not to requisition public housing estates for quarantine purposes, disrupting the plans of many prospective tenants to go upstairs, not to mention that the government's subsequent support was insufficient, at more than 4,000. Among the prospective tenants, about 900 households have been relocated to other housing estates, 300 households have applied for temporary accommodation in remote transit houses, and the remaining 3,100 households have chosen to continue to wait to move into Junyang Village. The government has always distributed only RMB 12,000 in subsidies to eligible tenants. Now the government once again brings variables to prospective tenants to go upstairs, and they always need to compensate for their losses.

What's more, the practice of "living people while quarantining" is not without problems. The Housing Authority decided to hand over all Chunyang Village to the government because it believed that the housing estate should not be used for quarantine and public rental housing at the same time. If the government decides to "walk on two legs", not all units will be recovered or continue to be requisitioned. Not only does this approach have certain health risks, it also fails to explain why the government had to requisition the entire Chunyang Village. Didn't the group of prospective tenants wait for months in vain?

Good use of Choi Wo Court is desirable

Unable to go upstairs on schedule, many prospective tenants have to continue to "pay high rents" in the private market. However, government subsidies are limited. It is expected that prospective tenants will have to pay for the cost of living for consecutive months. In addition, many prospective tenants have already made arrangements for work and children’s schools in the relocation of the new district. Delays in going upstairs will only defeat all their plans. In this regard, the government must take good care of the needs of prospective tenants and cannot turn a deaf ear to their plight.

For tenants who could have moved in at the end of this month, the government may consider using the new home housing in the same district, Choi Wo Court, for temporary residence. Choi Wo Court is adjacent to Chun Yang Village. It is one of the brand new housing estates of this phase of HOS housing. It is also the only one of the four brand new housing estates available for sale. It is expected that all 806 units will be completed before the third quarter of this year. Due to the epidemic, the government intends to postpone the HOS application procedures (such as submitting the form). It is expected that the HOS flats will be difficult to select in March next year as originally planned. Therefore, the Choi Wo Court, which will be completed in disguised form, must be idle for more than half a year. In that case, why doesn't the government use these vacant units to cater for the needs of prospective tenants in Chunyang Village? If the government temporarily rents Choi Wo Court to prospective tenants in need at the rent of public housing estates, it will not only reduce their living pressure, but also allow them to move into the Fo Tan area first so that their life planning can proceed as scheduled.

Undoubtedly, the use of HOS flats for temporary housing may affect the price of HOS projects. However, the nature of subsidized housing should not be profit-oriented. The government can discuss with the Housing Authority to increase the discount for the sale of relevant flats in the future, and the expenses involved. It is paid by the government as compensation to the Housing Authority and buyers. In addition, there are only 806 units in Choi Wo Court, which naturally fails to fully cater for the needs of all prospective tenants. In addition to this, the government must also provide living allowances to prospective tenants of Chun Yang Village who cannot rent Choi Wo Court so that they can tide over the difficulties.

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