Waiting for public housing to wait until the wasteland is old and the reason is not only the slow rise

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor shared his "satisfied thoughts" last Sunday (10th), saying that if the progress of housing construction after the government handed over the land is too slow, the current cash allowance issued by the government to those waiting for public housing should be paid by the Housing Authority. Establish a spirit of accountability.

This statement aroused opposition from many members of the Housing Authority, saying that the Housing Authority had completed the project as soon as possible. Instead, it pointed out that what was going to be reviewed was the ineffective planning process.

Lam Cheng mentioned earlier that if the Housing Authority is too slow to build houses after the government handed over the land in the future, it will have to pay cash subsidies on its own. This remark caused the Housing Authority to rebound.

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After triggering a backlash from the Housing Authority, Lam Cheng hurriedly clarified that the remarks were not suggestions but "joking", but also pointed out that he hopes to promote the construction of public housing. However, the fact that housing construction is slow needs to be addressed.

As of the end of June 2021, the average waiting time for public housing in Hong Kong is 5.8 years, which is still a long way from the promise of "three years of going upstairs".

As a matter of fact, the waiting time for public housing is getting longer and longer, and the Housing Authority does have to bear certain responsibilities. However, the Transportation and Housing Bureau, the Development Bureau and their departments, as well as the legislature, can hardly stay aloof.

The deeper problem is that the problem of the Housing Authority is actually a problem of the government...

For details, please read the 287th "Hong Kong 01" Electronic Weekly Newsletter (October 18, 2021) "