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The Housing Authority allocated only 23,000 public housing units last year, which is less than estimated. It can allocate more than 30,000 public housing units this year

2021-06-19T11:24:29.044Z


The average waiting time for public housing is as long as 5.8 years, a 22-year high. In 2020/21, the Housing Authority has allocated only about 23,000 public housing units, which is more than 8,000 fewer than the 31,000 units originally estimated. The message refers to the allocation amount


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Written by: Zhang Jiamin

2021-06-16 19:50

Last update date: 2021-06-16 19:52

The average waiting time for public housing is as long as 5.8 years, a 22-year high.

In 2020/21, the Housing Authority has allocated only about 23,000 public housing units, which is more than 8,000 fewer than the 31,000 units originally estimated.

According to sources, the sharp drop in the allocation volume was due to the failure of over 4,000 units in Baitian Village and Haida Village to be occupied as scheduled.

According to the news, the Housing Authority's budget for 2021/22 can allocate 31,000 public housing units.

There is a gap in the actual allocation figures of public housing in 2020/21, as the “occupation permit” was only issued in the second half of March of this year for blocks 2-3 of the second phase of Haida Village.

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The Housing Authority originally expected 31,400 public housing units to be allocated in 2020/21, but the actual allocation figure is only 23,179, which is a difference of 8,221 units from the expected.

According to the news, the allocation of units fell short of expectations because the “occupation permits” were issued in the second phase of the second phase of Haida Village 2 and 3 in late March this year, and they were not occupied at the end of March as scheduled; while the seventh and eighth phases of Baitian Village Blocks 1 to 4 are issued with "occupation permits" and the dates are postponed to 2021-22. Blocks 6 and 7 of the eleventh phase have also been postponed to the completion of 2021/22.

According to the news, the two new housing estates involved a total of 4,561 units. In addition, additional manpower was required to handle the special allocation arrangements for the delayed occupancy of Fai Ming Village in Fanling and Chun Yang Village in Fo Tan, which affected the allocation schedule.

Queen's Hill Village, Fanling.

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It is understood that the Housing Authority estimates that about 31,000 units will be allocated in 2021/22, including 16,700 units of new units and 14,300 units of refurbished units.

The new units include the above-mentioned delayed occupation of Haida Village Phase 2 Blocks 2 and 3, and Baitian Village Phases 7 and 8 Blocks 1 to 4. The remaining over 13,000 units come from 8 projects, with the most units coming from Queensland Village. More than 8,000 units are expected to be completed in July, November and December this year.

In addition, there are also urban projects, including Kaizuan Garden in Diamond Hill and Lai King Village, which can be allocated for occupation. The Housing Authority estimates that about 22,000 units will be allocated to applicants for public housing, and the rest will be allocated to new development areas for clearance. Residents affected by the project, households in the housing estate demolished, etc.

Diamond Hill Kai Diamond Court.

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According to the data for 2019/20, the actual allocation number is 17,500 units, which is also behind the estimate of more than 6,000 units.

At that time, the Housing Authority stated that the gap was caused by the destruction of Fai Ming Village in Fanling and Chun Yang Village in Fo Tan and the use of quarantine centers, and the delay in the completion of Block 1 in Shanghai Da Village.

In addition, it is reported that the Housing Authority intends to regularly participate in the Housing Association's optimized subsidized sale housing plan without premium.

As of the end of April this year, about 500 eligible landlords and 360 tenants have applied for approval, and more than 80% of them are owners of HA subsidized sale flats. Of the 64 cases where tenancy agreements have been signed, 60 cases , That is, more than 9 units have become subsidized sale units of the Housing Authority.

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