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Written by: Zhang Jiamin
2021-03-31 14:41
The last update date: 2021-03-31 14:42
The government appointed a subdivided rent control research working group to study the feasibility of implementing subdivided rent control. The group submitted a report to the government today (31st).
According to the content of the report, the team commissioned a research institute to conduct an investigation. There are about 100,943 subdivided houses in all private buildings over 15 years old, and more than 226,000 people live in subdivided houses.
However, the relevant figures do not include subdivided households living in industrial and commercial buildings, nor do they include other unsuitable housing units.
According to the survey, the median monthly rent is 4,800 yuan, and the monthly rent for the most subdivided housing units ranges from 4,000 yuan to 4999 yuan, accounting for 22.5%; and more than 8,000 yuan is also 5.7%.
According to the report, more than one-third of the households have not been adjusted for rent. Among the two-thirds of households whose rents have been adjusted, the rent of 75.6% of the households has been adjusted upwards, with a median rate of 7%.
It is estimated that there are nearly 7,000 sub-districts in the industrial building
The subdivided rent control research team commissioned a research organization to conduct a survey. In all private buildings over 15 years old, there are 100,943 subdivided houses out of 29,897 units, with an average of 3.38 subdivided houses per unit.
As for other types of unsuitable housing, the number of rooftop houses is the largest, with more than 4,000. There are also 3415 and 1,165 cubicles and space warehouses.
The report pointed out that most of the subdivided houses are in buildings 50 years of age or older, and about 35% of the units are divided into 4 to 6 subdivided houses.
According to the survey, because people in the industrial and commercial buildings are reluctant to participate in the survey, based on 303 interviews, it is estimated that 6,927 of the industrial and commercial buildings are used as residential subdivisions.
The age of subdivided households is between 25 and 44 years old, with a median income of 15,000
According to the report, a total of 226,000 people live in subdivided housing in Hong Kong, with a total of about 110,000 households, of which the largest population lives in Kowloon, accounting for about 60%.
The age group of the population living in sub-divided houses is at most 25 to 44 years old, accounting for 33.2%, followed by 45 to 64 years old, accounting for 31.8%.
The median monthly income of subdivided households is 15,000 yuan, which is lower than the median monthly household income of 33,000 yuan in Hong Kong.
Among them, the most households have a monthly income of 20,000 yuan or more, accounting for 37.6%, but 11.1% of households have a monthly income of less than 6,000 yuan.
More than half of the households have lived in sub-divided houses for more than 3 years.
According to a survey conducted by the Census and Statistics Department in 2016, the number of sub-divided housing units was 92,656, and there were about 91,000 households, with a total of 209,000 people living in sub-divided housing.
The Census and Statistics Department has released the latest statistics on subdivided housing in Hong Kong. There are nearly 210,000 people living in more than 90,000 subdivided housing units in Hong Kong.
(Information Picture/Photographed by Li Zetong)
20% of the subdivided rooms are less than 75 square feet
According to the report, about half of the subdivided units have an area of only 11.5 square meters, or about 123 square feet, and 21.3% of the units are only 7 square meters or less, or less than 75 square feet.
The median living area per capita is only 6.6 square meters, or about 71 square feet.
The median rent increase is 7%
In terms of rent, the survey found that the median monthly rent was 4,800 yuan, and the monthly rent for the most subdivided units ranged from 4,000 yuan to 4999 yuan, accounting for 22.5%; and more than 8,000 yuan was also 5.7%.
According to the report, more than one-third of the households have not been adjusted for rent. Among the two-thirds of households whose rents have been adjusted, the rent of 75.6% of the households has been adjusted upwards, with a median rate of 7%.
Most households’ rents do not include utility bills, and the median utility bills are 13 yuan per kilowatt-hour of water and 1.5 yuan per kilowatt-hour of electricity.
According to the survey, most sub-divided units have independent water and electricity meters, and more than 85% of households have signed a written lease, but the content may not be complete. About 60% have not specified the method of contacting the landlord, and more than 60% have not specified the termination. During the notice period of the tenancy agreement, about 80% did not specify a rent increase.
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