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Liang Wenguang expects the public housing waiting list to soar to 6.5 years and sneak in to solve the problem? Scholars: It is better to do a good job of renting

2022-05-13T03:30:47.141Z


The Housing Authority announced the latest public housing waiting time as of the end of March. The average waiting time for general applicants was 6.1 years, which was further extended from the previous six years and hit a new high in 23 years. Member, Subsidized Housing Subcommittee, HA


The Housing Authority announced the latest public housing waiting time as of the end of March. The average waiting time for general applicants was 6.1 years, which was further extended from the previous six years and hit a new high in 23 years.

Leung Man-kwong, member of the Subsidized Housing Subcommittee of the Housing Authority and Legislative Council Member, said on a radio program this morning (13th) that the further extension of the waiting time for public housing is estimated to be related to the "top-light and tail-heavy" public housing supply in the past. It is recommended that the government should take the lead Build transitional housing to improve the living environment of people waiting for public housing.


Another member, Professor Ye Yiming of the Department of Public Policy at CityU, expects that the waiting list for public housing will not improve significantly until 2027/28.

Regarding the plan proposed by the chief executive-designate, Li Jiachao, to move up the public housing earlier, Ye Yiming did not have high hopes for the effect.


Liang Wenguang: The impact of supply "head light and tail heavy" continues

Leung Man-kwong estimates that in fact, many people have been waiting for public housing for more than 6.1 years. In the past two years, mainly small and medium-sized flats have been completed, which has extended the waiting time for large families. He knows that there are large families who have been waiting for public housing for 10 years.

He believed that the prolonged waiting time for public housing in the past was related to the “head-light-tail-heavy” of public housing supply. The government’s housing construction target in the next 10 years is still owed, and 30,000 units are still owed in the first five years. The waiting time for public housing is expected to be in the next three years. There is an opportunity to increase to 6.5 years.

Ye Yiming said that the government expects that there will be more completions of public housing in the future, and there is an opportunity to slow down the growth rate of the waiting time for public housing. Significant improvement.

Ye Yiming questioned that citizens who lack supporting facilities may not want to build in the morning

Regarding the various land and housing policies proposed by Li Jiachao, including the plan for public housing to go up in advance, the wider use of assembly and synthesis technology, and the compression process, Liang Wenguang believes that "going upstairs in advance" has the opportunity to improve the "head light and tail heavy" situation, but questioned the use of previous It is believed that the new government needs to further study whether the public housing built by planning thinking is eligible to go upstairs ahead of schedule.

Ye Yiming pointed out that Li Jiachao did not explain the policy in detail. He believed that "going upstairs earlier" would be helpful, but he did not have high hopes for the actual results. He questioned that when the public housing did not have enough facilities, residents may not want to move in early, and in the end, only some Helping the family: "It's two to three months early (to move in), but the next two or three months is extremely inconvenient." He continued that the extensive use of assembly and synthesis technology will definitely help shorten the waiting time for public housing. However, the effect will not be immediate, as there is very little chance that the planned public housing project can be accelerated, and buildings as high as 40 to 50 storeys cannot be built like "building blocks".

Ye Yiming suggested that the government should reduce the burden on those who are waiting for public housing to rent private properties. He believes that relying on the Community Care Fund is more limited. He hopes to expand the scope of funding so that single people can also benefit.

Tan Yaozong: "Public housing going upstairs early" is a good idea for Li Jiachao to come up with one more option. Li Jiachao's policy plan︱Zhao Guowei: Public housing going upstairs in advance is expected to be helpful for sub-tenant households, but there are not many Li Jiachao's policy plan︱A two-room policy The working group's public housing move up early: The executive force Li Jiachao's political plan is different from the current one. The article is clear: early access to public housing, setting up a district care team to test the solution to the ineligibility of intergenerational poor sub-housing households to apply for transitional housing. More than 40% of the reasons are waiting for public housing. It is difficult to go upstairs under 3 years!

The waiting list for public housing has increased to 6.1 years, hitting a 23-year high

Source: hk1

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