The Housing Authority held a regular public meeting today (17th), which was the last public meeting chaired by the Secretary for Transport and Housing, who is also the Chairman, before the change of government.
The Director of Housing, Wong Tin-yu, responded to a member’s proposal to reduce the number of allocations for people on the PRH waiting list. She believed that about 47% of the applicants had already been allocated flats for the first time. Therefore, she believed that the proposal would not help reduce the waiting time for PRH, and pointed out that There are many reasons for the vacancy of public housing units. It is not as the outside world said that public housing has not been used effectively. The "Express Public Housing Allocation Scheme" for unpopular flats such as haunted houses will be held next month, and about 2,000 units will be launched. Units, hoping to speed up the circulation of public housing units.
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26% decide to go upstairs only after the third choice
The Director of Housing, Mr Wong Tin-yu, responded to members' suggestions and enquiries one by one.
The Chairman of the Subsidized Housing Committee, Wong Pik-ru, suggested reducing the number of allocations for people on the PRH waiting list. Wang said that from 2017/18 to 2021/22, on average, about 47% of the applicants accepted the first allocation and 27% accepted the second allocation. , and only 26% of applicants decided to "go upstairs" in the final third allocation, believing that the proposal would not help reduce the waiting time in the short term.
He said that if the process can be expedited so that applicants in the lower ranks can get the first allocation opportunity earlier, the department will analyze it carefully.
The acceptance rate of public housing recycling flats is only 34%
Regarding the allegations that as many as 800 public housing units were vacant, Wang Tianyu said that residential units in public housing estates are recalled from time to time, and there will be short-term vacancies before the successful allocation, such as waiting for the allocator's reply, renovating flats, and gathering flats for Due to relocation within the village, the number of vacant units varies daily.
She also pointed out that the acceptance rate of reclaimed flats is only 34%, and the new flats are only 70%.
The average family waiting time for public housing has risen to 6.1 years, a record high in 23 years, and has become the focus of HA members.
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420 non-elderly singles arranged to go upstairs in the first quarter
Wang Tianyu also revealed that this year's "Express Public Housing Allocation Scheme" for unpopular units such as haunted houses will be held next month, involving about 2,000 units. It is expected that applicants will be allowed to choose their own flats in September.
Wang Tianyu also mentioned that although the waiting time for general applicants for public housing in the first quarter of this year hit a new high, there were large-scale public housing projects completed at the same time, and 6,000 general applicants and 420 non-elderly singles were arranged to go upstairs, stressing that Not "detailed".
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Chen Fan's Farewell Speech: Finding a Land Should "Face the Difficulty" and Speed Up the Upstairs
The government is about to change, and the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Chen Fan, delivered a parting speech before the end of the meeting.
He said that housing is an important issue of people's livelihood, and the HA has always shouldered an important mission in the supply of public housing.
According to the forecast in March this year, during his five-year tenure in office, the HA will build 93,000 public housing units. In the future, he will also find 330 hectares of land to build 330,000 public housing units, achieving the goal of the "Long Term Housing Strategy" for two consecutive years. .
He wrote to colleagues in the Housing Department that although there will be different challenges in the process of finding land to build a house, they should "meet the difficulties" and let those on the waiting list go upstairs as soon as possible.
It is rumored that Chen Fan will not stay in the next government. After the meeting, he took the initiative to chat with members of the HA, took selfies, and took a group photo with the members, marking the end of his last public meeting in the current government.
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