The "Policy Address" will be released next Wednesday (19th), and the "100-day report" involving land and housing policy was handed over to Chief Executive Li Jiachao last week, and some of them will become the focus of future policy.
It is rumored that one of the key points is transitional housing. The government may play a key role in coordinating the design and construction, and then hand it over to non-profit-making organizations for operation. This will change the current practice of non-profit-making organizations. Number of transition houses.
Legislative Councillor Cheng Wing-shun, together with a number of non-profit organizations involved in transitional housing projects, met with Ho Wing-yin, the Secretary for Housing who is in charge of the "100-Day Report".
He said that Ho Wing-hsien agreed with the direction of building more transitional housing, and hoped that the "Policy Address" would make a statement, and suggested that the target should be 40,000 to 50,000 transitional housing units within the five-year term.
Zheng Yongshun pointed out that transitional housing should be coordinated with the blueprint of "farewell to subdivided housing". It is suggested to launch a "subdivided housing licensing system" at the same time to determine the minimum area, environmental and fire protection requirements for subdivided housing. Through the transitional housing plan, in the short term Residents of "low-quality sub-divided housing" are housed here.
In the first phase, residents of "inferior subdivided housing" will bid farewell to subdivided housing in the long run
In an exclusive interview with "Hong Kong 01", Cheng Yongshun pointed out that "farewell to subdivided housing" is a long-term task that will take at least 10 years. Transitional housing should become a two-track parallel plan, so that residents of "low-quality subdivided housing" will have new accommodation and the supply of subdivided housing will no longer be available. If you are nervous, you can improve the environment under the regulation of the licensing system.
He suggested that the environmental and safety requirements for subdivided rooms should be determined with reference to the provisions on hotels in the Hotel and Accommodation Ordinance.
The whole process is implemented in stages, giving priority to residents of "low-quality sub-divided housing" to live in transitional HOS. When the government formulates licensing standards, the number of affected sub-divided housing and the number of transitional housing should also be considered to ensure an orderly process.
Cheng Yongshun pointed out that there are currently at least 100,000 subdivided housing units in Hong Kong, and the implementation of subdivided housing rent control has been implemented for nearly a year, but there are only about 7,000 registered leases. If the lease is renewed every two years, only one-fifth of the subdivided housing units have registered rents. Although the situation is not ideal, we urge the authorities to strengthen law enforcement and crack down on subdivided housing owners who fail to register their leases as required.
While building transitional housing, Zheng Yongshun said that it is necessary to start a study on the establishment of "starting rent" for subdivided housing as soon as possible. Research after rent data.
Zheng pointed out that after the implementation of the subdivided housing rent control, due to the economic downturn, the landlord has not seen a substantial increase in rent, "but the rent itself is already very expensive, and the landlord can't even increase the rent. Customers can’t afford it at all.” He suggested that the rent level at the time of signing the contract should not be higher than 10% of the average rent per square foot of subdivided units in the same district.
Zheng Yongshun.
(Photo by Liang Pengwei)
The government should not only co-ordinate the construction of the Housing Department and must cooperate with NGOs to distribute housing
Zheng Yongshun mentioned that at present, residents applying for transitional housing basically rely on the exchange of information between neighbors. As a result, residents are rushing to apply, resulting in long queues for some projects. It is suggested that the government establish an online platform for transitional housing, which is like a facility reservation system, allowing the public to see From the waiting list of different transitional housing, choose the appropriate project.
He pointed out that the Housing Department and the NGOs responsible for transitional housing should strengthen information exchange and cooperation, and the Housing Department should arrange for residents who are expected to go upstairs in the next one to two years to give priority to the transitional housing, maintain the circulation of transitional housing, and reduce the number of residents living in the transitional housing. Living in transitional housing for a long time, he has not been able to go upstairs, and even returned to subdivided housing: "There are faults in the house, the Housing Department is done by the Housing Department, the NGO is done by the NGO, and the NGO has absolutely no access to the information of the Housing Department. The high seas come into the face.”
Cheng Wing-shun said that there are many transitional housing projects under construction in the New Territories. Some people think that the New Territories are too far away and are not suitable for building transitional housing. However, in fact, many transitional housing projects in the New Territories have a good environment and can greatly improve the living environment of subdivided flats. For example, he once visited a couple who moved from a house in Sham Shui Po to Yuen Long. The other party thought that Yuen Long was closer than expected, and the living environment and working conditions were greatly improved: "It turns out that the air is so good, the place is so big, Mrs. They can also get a job, which is much higher than that of Kowloon workers, 30% higher, and the demand for labor in the community is very high, so they are willing to move in.”
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