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Written by: Zhang Jiamin
2020-11-22 13:05
Last update date: 2020-11-22 13:05
The new policy address will be announced next Wednesday (25th). The Hong Kong Grassroots Housing Rights Association held a press conference today (22nd) to criticize the past housing policies for substandard housing and ask Chief Executive Carrie Lam to speed up and increase public housing The completion of transitional housing, the introduction of rent control and rent allowances in the coming year.
The Hong Kong Grassroots Housing Rights Association criticized the past housing policies for substandard.
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The Hong Kong Grassroots Housing Rights Association, which is composed of a group of subdivided houses and squatter neighborhoods, criticized Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s unqualified housing policy in his policy address last year, although the “subdivided housing” rent control was established The research working group did not promise to accept the recommendations made by the working group in the future, believing that the group's work has not seen any real help for the residents of the subdivided housing at this stage.
They demanded that the rent increase should not exceed the inflation rate, and tenants must have the priority to renew the lease. Unless the tenant destroys the building, they must not unreasonably refuse to renew the rent; separate meter for water and electricity, or only according to the Water Authority and Electricity The company charges fees based on the price list, and must legislate to supervise real estate agency fees, and not overcharge at will.
The government earlier proposed to provide cash subsidies to eligible applicants who have been waiting for public housing for more than three years. They asked the government to announce the details immediately and include the subsidy for one-person households.
The Hong Kong Grassroots Housing Rights Association believes that umber soil and the Fanling Golf Course should be collected first to build public housing.
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Umber soil and Fanling Golf Course should be collected first for public housing
Regarding the supply of public housing, they suggested that the government use the "Land Resumption Ordinance" to recover the land in Tai Hang Sai Village. The Housing Authority should rebuild the main public rental housing units and make good use of the vacant units as transitional housing during the redevelopment period.
They criticized "Lantau Tomorrow" as "a bow to the real estate developers." They should give up the hard way and use the "Land Resumption Ordinance" to recover the brown earth and the Fanling Golf Course to build public housing.
They believe that green homes occupy the resources of public rental housing and suggest that green homes should be stopped.
They hope to speed up and increase the completion of public housing and transitional housing.
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