The Secretary for Housing, Mr Ho Wing-yin, went to Sham Shui Po today (10th) to visit grassroots tenants of caged houses, prefab houses and subdivided flats, and interviewed about 20 resident representatives at the Hong Kong Association of Community Organizations Centre.
Some grassroots couldn't help crying during the meeting, crying about their family's living conditions, saying that they lived in transitional housing, but because the lease was about to expire, they wanted to move back to subdivided housing at any time. There is also an 8-year-old subdivided housing tenant who said, "I think the rent can be flat."
He Yongxian described their living environment is not ideal, like a "pain point of people's livelihood", but said that they are currently lagging behind, and I believe there should be improvement in the next five years. .
Regarding the short-term living period of transitional housing, she said that when looking for land in the future, she will hope that the period of use will be longer.
The Secretary for Housing, Ho Wing-yin, went to Sham Shui Po District today to visit the grassroots tenants of caged houses, prefabricated houses and subdivided flats, and interviewed about 20 resident representatives at the Centre of the Hong Kong Association of Community Organizations.
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Helen said that the family has been waiting for public housing for seven years and is currently living in transitional housing in Nanchang, but the period of residence will end.
She admitted that she thought she could live upstairs, but now she wants to move back to a subdivided apartment at any time. She described it as very hesitant, and she couldn't help crying during the period: "I thought I finally waited for hope... I really don't know what to do."
I thought that I could finally get it... I solved it and threw it back to the sub-unit... I solved it and walked back?
Helen
She also pointed out that she had tried to move four times before, and even tried to move in for less than a month, but the fire broke out in the building, which cast a shadow over her.
She hopes that the government can extend the period of residence in the transitional housing until it can successfully go upstairs.
Helen couldn't help crying during his speech, saying that he would be moved from transitional housing back to subdivided housing at any time, and he was very hesitant at the moment.
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Eight-year-old Jimmy said he lives in a rooftop house and has been waiting for public housing for nearly nine years.
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8-year-old Jimmy is also living in a rooftop house. He said that he has been waiting for public housing for nearly 9 years. The current monthly rent is 5,000 yuan, and there are many insects and ants. expensive."
Single people waited for public housing for 17 years: I waited for four more chief executives
Johnson said that there is no news on the public housing waiting list, and he admitted that he was dying and worried that he would end up on the streets.
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Johnson, 77, said he had been waiting for public housing for six years and had a chronic illness for 10 years.
He pointed out that he is single and has no children, but there is no news about public housing.
A single person also pointed out that they have been waiting for public housing for 17 years, and they only hope that they can go upstairs faster
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The elderly sigh that time is short, but they only want to go upstairs to enjoy their old age
The elder, Ms. Zeng, said that she and her husband lived in a 60-foot-separated room. When eating, they had to use the bed as a dining table, and they had to sit horizontally when using the toilet.
She pointed out that her husband was in his 80s, and his hands and feet were uncoordinated because of a previous stroke. "I am an 80-year-old old man who lives in such a narrow space, and it makes me sad to see it."
Ms. Tsang said that they are very old, and they just want to go upstairs as soon as possible. "Time is running out. I hope to go to public housing as soon as possible in my lifetime and enjoy my old age in peace."
Housing problems such as "people's livelihood pain points" are believed to improve in the next 5 years
He Yongxian responded that after visiting in person today, he described their living environment as unsatisfactory, like a "pain point of people's livelihood", "I have a five-year term, and I will remember meeting you today every day." She also mentioned that on that day During the inauguration ceremony, hearing President Xi Jinping mentioned "make the house more spacious", etc., made her "a heartbeat".
Ho said that housing construction will be accelerated in the future, but stressed that the current situation is catching up, so the current 5 years may not be the fastest, and it is believed that there should be improvement in the next 5 years.
She pointed out that at present, more short-term measures will be taken to improve the problem and will continue to seek land in the future.
She also pointed out that the current-term government is very determined to solve the housing problem. In less than 10 days, the government has set up two groups on land and housing supply and public housing.
She said that she would go to each public housing site that has already started to "look at it" to see if it can be completed quickly.
▼On July 10th, the director of the Housing Bureau met with the tenants of the grass-roots subdivided houses and caged houses▼
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When looking for land, expect a longer lifespan
Regarding the short living period of transitional houses, He Yongxian said that when looking for land in the future, he would hope that the period of use would be longer.
As for whether the shelter facilities will be used as transitional housing in the future, she said that the current epidemic situation is on the rise, so the main purpose will be used for the time being.
She also said that the rent control on subdivided housing was implemented in January this year, and the authorities were collecting data to review the situation.
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