Sub-divided households are charged 4 yuan per kilowatt-hour of electricity

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Written by: Zhang Jiamin

2021-03-03 17:58

The last update date: 2021-03-03 17:58

In the past, subdivided households had overcharged utility bills. The Public Housing Association conducted an investigation on the installation of independent electric meters for subdivided houses and collected opinions from the owners' corporations of 60-year-old buildings.

Among them, 75% of the surveyed corporations did not agree to set up independent electric meters in public places.

The Public Housing Council said that it is worried that the mandatory installation of independent meters will be hindered by the corporation. It is recommended to share the electricity bills according to the area of ​​the sub-districted housing units; a transition period is set for owners to install independent meters, and a standard lease should be entered into.

The Public Housing Association conducted an investigation on the installation of independent electricity meters for sub-divided households.

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From January to February this year, the Public Housing Association sent questionnaires to buildings with 60-year-old buildings and incorporated owners in Kwun Tong and Sham Shui Po, and sent them to 1,233 buildings, and received them in early February. 56 questionnaires.

Among them, 77.5% of the surveyed corporations stated that there are subdivided houses in the building, 45% of the surveyed corporations are not aware of the CLP's subsidized subdivided households' electricity meter installation plan, and 75% of the corporations disagree with the installation of independent subdivided houses in public places Electricity meters, most of the corporations are concerned about the impact on electricity safety.

Lim Bo, a member of the Research Group Concerning Subdivided Housing Rent Control of the Public Housing Association, said that subdivided households in Kowloon City and To Kwawan were charged RMB 4 per kilowatt-hour of electricity and had to pay an electricity bill of RMB 2,000 a month.

The Public Housing Association recommends that, in the long run, separate electricity meters should be installed for subdivided houses, and a standard lease agreement should be established, which stipulates that fees can only be collected based on official documents and that the costs can be shared in proportion to the area of ​​the subdivided houses.

As for the forthcoming report of the Research Group on Sub-Rent Control, the Public Housing Federation said it supports the establishment of rent control. Regarding the regulation of rent, it is recommended to set the initial rent based on the rateable value set by the marginal estimate, and the rate of rent increase at the same time. The cap is no more than 10%.

The chairman of the Public Housing Council Man Yuming stated that the rate refers to the public housing rent adjustment mechanism and takes into account the free market mechanism.

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