Solving the housing problem is the top priority of this Policy Address. It proposes a number of housing and land supply plans, including building a northern metropolis. However, the report shows that the supply of public housing in the next ten years will be "top light and tail heavy", with more than 30 Only one-third of 10,000 units may be completed in the first five years. Can it alleviate the imminent housing dilemma?
In an interview with "Hong Kong 01", Cheng Yongshun, a member of the DAB Legislative Council and the convener of the "Farewell Subdivided Housing Operation", said that there are currently 110,000 people living in subdivided housing, but the government lacks a road map for "Farewell to Subdivided Housing" and has not been put forward. Reduce the number of subdivided housing units and realize a three-year timetable for public housing to go upstairs.
He urged the government to build more transitional houses, from the current target of 20,000 to 30,000 to 50,000, and at the same time improve the living environment of subdivided houses, and resolve severe housing problems as soon as possible.
Zheng Yongshun described that rent control for subdivided housing is only a "pain reliever", and the most important thing is that the government has formulated a road map for "farewell subdivided housing".
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Hope that the subdivided housing will be extinct within 10 years, worry about the government's "top light and tail heavy"
Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Xia Baolong hopes that Hong Kong will "say goodbye to subdivided housing" by 2047. Zheng Yongshun, who has always been concerned about the subdivided housing problem, has vigorously promoted the control of subdivided housing in the parliament in the past. The relevant bill will be published in the Legislative Council as soon as possible today (13th). pass through.
However, he described that subdivided rent control is only a "pain reliever". The most important thing is that the government has formulated a road map for "farewell subdivided housing", including realizing the three-year public housing housing target, adding transitional housing, and increasing housing and corresponding employment in the New Territories. Opportunities to reduce the number of "working subdivided housing tenants", and hope that the subdivided housing will be extinct in Hong Kong within 10 years.
Cheng Yongshun said that the "policy address" proposed that the development of the northern metropolitan area is a good thing, which can not only meet the needs of medium and long-term housing, but also increase employment opportunities in the north of the New Territories. The report is disappointed that there are no short-term measures to support sub-divided housing tenants and shorten the waiting time for public housing.
The "Policy Address" proposes to build an additional 5,000 transitional houses, increasing the overall supply to 20,000.
Zheng Yongshun said that the "vacuum period" of housing supply in the next five years is the most sad. He believes that an increase of only 5,000 units is a drop in the bucket. "Too few, and hundreds of thousands of people are waiting for public housing." He believes that the government has the conditions in the future. Build 30,000 to 50,000 transitional houses in 5 years.
Urge the government to find more transitional housing
Zheng Yongshun said that currently half of the land used for transitional housing is provided by private developers, and only half is government land. "I think the government has room to buy land again, including a lot of idle land. Yeah.” He mentioned that the government currently relies too much on social welfare agencies to provide transitional housing, but if it is built by the government, the efficiency can be greatly improved. Hotels and guesthouse rooms can also be used as transitional housing. Doubling is not difficult.
He also suggested that after the supply of public housing is stabilized, the government may consider building permanent transitional houses with higher floors for people on the waiting list for public housing.
To alleviate the plight of subdivided housing tenants in the short term, another direction is to improve the living environment of subdivided housing.
Zheng Yongshun pointed out that although Lin Zheng said that she had visited some sub-districts that were not problematic, most sub-districts did not have a good environment, had no windows, and were cramped, making them unsuitable.
He hoped that the government could further regulate the subdivided rooms, including stipulating the basic area of subdivided rooms, the width of corridors, and the separation of kitchens and toilets. He also suggested that the government should refer to the provisions on hotels in the Hotel Industry Ordinance and formulate standards. When a unit goes out in separate rooms, why not have a guideline in the hotel, but there are no sub-rooms?"
Advocate reviewing the public housing construction process and agreeing to Lam Cheng's "satisfaction"
At present, the waiting time for public housing is as high as 5.8 years, which is nearly double the three-year target of listing.
Zheng Yongshun believes that the government needs to review the process of public housing construction. "There are two sites in Sham Shui Po, one is a private building, and the other is a public housing. Sometimes, when private buildings are up and down, the public housing is slow." He pointed to the public. The housing construction process is complicated and requires many hurdles, which leads to slow progress. "I know people to do it in public housing, and I will talk privately so that I can listen to it well. I have to wait for two or three months to do it. , Because we have to wait for a government department to revert.” He took the construction of the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center as an example. He believes that as long as the government is determined, the construction time of public housing can be greatly reduced.
Regarding Lam Cheng's "satisfaction" recently, he said that if the government is too slow to build a house after the land is handed over, the waiting public housing cash allowance should be paid by the Housing Authority to establish a spirit of accountability.
Cheng Yongshun, who is also a non-executive director of the URA, agreed that this is one way to speed up housing construction. If you want to pay back a few more, and whether you have a balance of income or expenditure, you have to watch the count." I believe this will help the Housing Authority to make up its mind and assume responsibility.
Policy Address | Cheng Lam: After the housing problem, the children want to have privacy, but the environment is bad. Tam Yiu-chung, Cheng Yongshun explores the housing estates in Sham Shui Po, urging to speed up urban renewal and increase the number of public housing units. The DAB advocates "Farewell to the housing" Incorporated into the long-term plan to respond to the three-year goal of going upstairs within 10 years. National Day ︱Chen Maobo's family explores the sub-houses and the family quotes Luo Huining's speech: housing issues are the top priority. Initial rent
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