The grassroots in Hong Kong are facing the problem of "difficulty getting upstairs", and the waiting time for public housing has hit new highs.
In his "Policy Address" last year, Chief Executive Carrie Lam proposed to "overweight" the supply of transitional housing, increasing the target to 20,000 units, addressing the urgent need for primary housing.
The Secretary for Transport and Housing, Chen Fan, published a blog today (28th), stating that 5,215 units of transitional housing have been put into service. Together with the transitional housing that has started construction, has been tendered, and has started preparatory work, the total number of units has been more than 20,000.
In addition to the projects under negotiation involving 1,176 units, the target has been "exceeded" for the time being.
Chen Fan described that although transitional housing is only the starting point for grassroots families to set foot on the housing ladder, it is like a "stop on a dark journey" for those who are in difficult circumstances. Opportunities for family life.
▼Transition housing "Tongxin Village" project▼
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Chen Fan said that the Hong Kong government has found about 350 hectares of land, enough to build 330,000 public housing units, which can meet the demand for 301,000 public housing units in the next ten years.
The authorities have accelerated the construction of public housing. At the same time, in order to assist and ease the living burden of families living in unsuitable housing, the "Trial Scheme on Cash Allowance" and "Subdivided Housing Rent Control" have been launched to relieve the financial pressure of the families concerned and protect the subsidized housing tenants .
A total of $11.6 billion has been allocated for transitional housing projects
In order to reduce the rent burden of grassroots families and obtain safe and hygienic housing, the Hong Kong government has also actively promoted transitional housing. Since the launch of the plan, 30 non-governmental organizations have participated in the plan. The original goal of providing 10,000 units has been “overweight” twice. To the current number of 20,000, funding for the funding scheme has also been increased twice to $11.6 billion.
Chen Fan continued that there are 5,215 transitional housing units that have been put into service, 2,587 units have started construction, and 10,960 units have been tendered.
In addition, the preliminary work has been started and the projects under discussion have provided 1,651 units and 1,176 units respectively, with a total of more than 20,000 units.
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Chen Fan also shared his experience of visiting families in subdivided housing with Deputy Director Su Weiwen and Political Assistant Fu Chuanfu. He pointed out that under the pressure of life, grass-roots families have not been depressed. With hope and joy to start a new page in life."
Among them, Chen Fan visited Mr. Tang in Tai Kok Tsui last summer. The sub-unit Tang lived in had only a window facing the patio in the back lane, which could not be opened for many years, and the indoor ventilation was insufficient.
Tang and his wife moved into the transitional housing "Love House", which was converted from a hotel. The room has large windows for daylighting and a separate toilet. Last month, I also liked to hear that Tang was allocated a public housing.
On New Year's Day this year, he also visited Mr. Yu's family, who lived in a subdivided unit in Tsuen Wan, and Mr. Ye's family, who lived in a subdivided unit in Kwai Chung.
Yu's family and Ye's family have now moved from their respective subdivided flats to transitional housing at Ying Wa Street, Cheung Sha Wan.
▼Sham Shui Po Ying Wah Street, a combined social house "Happy Letter"▼
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Ying Wah Street transitional housing "Hei Xin" is all rented out to subdivided flats upstairs tenants: I'm so happy to be able to cook. Ying Wah Street transitional housing "Hei Xin" was occupied at the end of January. Jiangxiawei transitional housing is used as a community isolation facility Chen Fan pointed out that 15,000 transitional housing units have reached the standard. Subdivided housing rent control is expected to be implemented as soon as early next year. More than 30% of the interviewed grassroots households have no intention of applying for transitional housing.
