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Housing Authority pushes drainage improvement works by freezing the income limit for households applying for public housing over $600 million

2022-03-14T11:53:34.520Z


The Subsidized Housing Subcommittee of the HA met today (14th) to approve the freezing of the income limit for households of all household sizes applying for public housing at the current level, and the approval of raising the asset limit for households of all household sizes above the current level.


The Subsidized Housing Subcommittee of the HA met today (14th) to freeze the income limit for all households applying for public housing at the current level, and at the same time raise the asset limit for all households by 2.5%. Effective from the 1st.


In addition, the meeting also adopted a drainage improvement plan for PRH units, including improving the position of the roof exhaust pipe opening to deal with the phenomenon of turbulence, and adding branch connecting pipes to supplement the air traps at the floor outlet. water inside, etc.

The project will take about two and a half years to complete, and the total cost is expected to be 619 million yuan.


The Subsidized Housing Subcommittee of the HA held a meeting today.

(File photo/Photo by Zheng Zifeng)

A spokesman for the HA said that the income and asset limits for public housing are reviewed annually according to the established mechanism and will be calculated according to the established formula.

In 2022/23, the income limit for households of all household sizes will be reduced, compared to the overall decline of 2.8% in 2021/22.

The spokesman added that in view of the economic impact brought by the epidemic, special consideration should be taken when determining the PRH income limit.

In view of this exceptional circumstance, the Subcommittee considers that an exception is warranted.

Agree to amend the deduction system to prevent tenants from delaying HA's inspection of water pipes

In addition, the meeting also approved the implementation of a drainage pipe improvement plan for public housing units. The works include improving the position of the roof exhaust pipe opening to cope with the disturbance of the building; installing branch connecting pipes to collect the waste water discharged from the wash basin. Use water to supplement the water in the trap pipe at the outlet of the floor; if the outlet outlet of the toilet floor of the adjacent unit is connected to the shared U-shaped trap pipe through the shared waste water pipe, and then connected to the fecal pipe, the Housing Department will Install an independent U-shaped air trap for the water outlet of the relevant unit to prevent the introduction of gas and odor to adjacent units.

The Housing Authority stated that it will determine the priority of construction based on a number of factors, including whether there is a confirmed case in the estate or building or mandatory inspection, the age of the building and the proportion of elderly tenants.

In order to prevent individual tenants from delaying HA staff to carry out works or inspections, the Sub-committee agreed to revise the "marking system".

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Source: hk1

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