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The government promotes hotels and guesthouses as sub-household tenants of transitional housing: small number of beneficiaries, no solution

2021-07-13T05:08:03.191Z


The government has recently assisted non-governmental organizations in renting hotels or hotels to transitional houses. "Focus on the Grassroots Housing Joint" and the resident representative submitted a letter of opinion to the representative of the Transport and Housing Bureau.


The government has recently assisted non-governmental organizations in renting hotels or hotels to transitional houses.

"Focus on the Grassroots Housing Joint" and the resident representative submitted a letter of opinion to the representative of the Transport and Housing Bureau. Mr. Zhang, who lives in the sub-divided housing in Mong Kok, believes that the plan will benefit a small number of people and it has not solved the most fundamental housing problem.


The joint hopes that the government can provide more incentives to encourage hotels and guesthouses in other regions to participate in this program and increase the number of supply units.


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Unsuitable residents fail to go upstairs

Among them, Mr. Zhang, a resident representative who lives in a sub-divided room in Mong Kok, said that hotels and hotels have less storage space. Earlier, because they received the government's furniture allowance, they bought new furniture for the family. Therefore, if you successfully apply for transitional housing, " Are you going to lose the furniture?" "I understand that the government has raised too many public housing units, and public housing such as homes are at least 7 or 8 years old." The joint and resident representatives hope that the government can extend the rental period of transitional housing. Exceeding the current limit of only two years, so that transitional housing can really play its role.

In addition, Yoyo, who lives in the sub-districts in Kwai Chung, said that the hotel or hotel "may not have windows open," and "no cooking, no washing, little space, and inconvenient access." She pointed out that the plan may not be suitable for ordinary families to apply. The use of hotels and guesthouses as transitional houses fails to meet the basic food and clothing needs of the citizens. Although the authorities have stated that shared laundry or cooking spaces can be provided, the basic clothing and food of the residents has never been solved in a single space. The joint said "Are a hotel and a hotel a home?"

There are now 2,000 completed transitional houses

The Chairman of the Legislative Council Subcommittee on Transitional Housing and Subdivided Housing Matters, Cheng Yongshun, received a letter stating that 2000 transitional housing has been completed and he hopes to provide 15000 transitional housing within three years, and will explore why the approved hotel And the hotel has only 241 rooms.

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Source: hk1

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