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2020-09-04T10:09:22.920Z


Property prices in Hong Kong are too high and the supply of public housing is insufficient. The Joint Concern for the Development Rights of School Children conducted a questionnaire survey online last month to understand the situation and difficulties of young people's rental housing. The survey found that 85% of the respondents wanted to have their own space, 76% said they wanted to own their own property, and half of them wanted to organize a family. However, almost all people think property prices are too high, and 75% of the young people interviewed think that the first installment is too high. Some university graduates said that currently a family of five lives in Tung Chung public housing, but it is difficult to deal with their emotions without private space. However, she believes that property prices are too high and dare not think about the future. "It is too far to rent a property to buy a property." The Joint Concern for the Development Rights of School Children urged the government to increase the number of young people waiting for public housing.


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Written by: Zhang Jiamin

2020-09-04 18:00

Last update date: 2020-09-04 18:00

Property prices in Hong Kong are too high and the supply of public housing is insufficient.

The Joint Concern for the Development Rights of School Children conducted a questionnaire survey online last month to understand the situation and difficulties of young people's rental housing.

The survey found that 85% of the respondents wanted to have their own space, 76% said they wanted to own their own property, and half of them wanted to organize a family.

However, almost all people think property prices are too high, and 75% of the young people interviewed think that the first installment is too high.

Some university graduates said that currently a family of five lives in Tung Chung public housing, but it is difficult to deal with their emotions without private space.

However, she believes that property prices are too high and dare not think about the future. "It is too far to rent a property to buy a property." The Joint Concern for the Development Rights of School Children urged the government to increase the number of young people waiting for public housing.

The organization urges the government to increase the number of young people waiting for public housing.

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The Joint Concern for the Development Rights of School Children conducted an online questionnaire survey last month, targeting young people aged 15 to 35, and collected a total of 225 valid responses.

The survey found that 85% of the respondents said they wanted to have private space, more than 76% of young people wanted to own a property, and about 23% wanted to rent a property.

The most affordable price per square foot is RMB 12,000

Regarding self-owned properties, 60% of respondents want to buy private properties, and more than half of them want to organize their families to buy properties.

However, nearly 70% of people said that the affordable price per square foot is capped at RMB 12,000.

In terms of renting, more than 95% of the interviewees stated that the affordable rent is capped at 15,000 yuan.

Among them, more than 70% of young people who wish to rent a flat said that it is difficult for them to afford the first installment, and nearly half of them think that renting is more free.

According to the survey, almost all respondents believe that property prices are too high, 80% of them believe that the government has not regulated the increase in property prices, and 75% of them believe that the first installment is too high to be affordable.

Sixty percent of the young people interviewed who want to buy a home want to buy a private property.

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University graduates dare not consider buying a property

Ms. Yu has just graduated from university and has a clerical job in Kowloon Bay. She lives in a public housing estate in Tung Chung with the other four family members and needs to share a room with her sister.

She said that the monthly income is 14,000 yuan, of which nearly half is used for savings, and the rest is for household and car expenses.

She pointed out that saving was only for emergencies and did not consider buying or renting a property.

She said that although she hopes to have private space, she thinks it is impossible to buy a flat due to high property prices. At most, she can only consider renting a flat.

The Joint Recommendation Concerning the Development Rights of School Children: The government implements the number of public housing units built, and increases the number of young people waiting for public housing; implements rent control, monitors rent increases and protects the rights of tenants, and should properly allocate land and recover brownfields to build public housing or homes. house.

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