The government plans to build 30,000 units of "simple public housing" in the next five years to meet the demand for short-term rental housing. The authorities disclosed yesterday (29th) the site selection and construction cost of the first batch of 4 projects, the design and construction projects of the "simple public housing" project The estimated cost of housing is about 26.79 billion yuan. In other words, the average cost of 30,000 units is 893,000 yuan, much higher than the current average of 550,000 yuan for transitional housing and 650,000 yuan for traditional public housing.
Ho Wing-yin, director of the Housing Bureau, said today (30th) that some projects are as high as 18 floors, so foundations need to be laid, which makes the construction cost relatively high.
Only people in the construction industry told "Hong Kong 01" that the foundation cost of a general high-rise residential building is about 600 to 700 yuan per square foot. Calculated at 700 yuan per square foot, the foundation cost of a 200-square-foot unit is 140,000 yuan, including transitional housing. With a budget of 550,000 yuan for a unit, the total average cost of a unit is 690,000 yuan, which is far lower than the current average price of 893,000 yuan.
"Hong Kong 01" has inquired about this with the Housing Bureau, but the authorities have not responded yet.
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30,000 units with a budget of 26.79 billion
The unit cost is 37.4% more expensive than traditional public housing
The document submitted by the Housing Bureau to the Legislative Council disclosed that the estimated cost of the design and construction project of the "simple public housing" project is about 26.79 billion yuan, in other words, the average cost of 30,000 units is 893,000 yuan.
Checking the data, the Housing Authority estimates that in 2022/23, the construction cost of a public housing unit will be 650,000 yuan, that is, the average unit cost of simple public housing is 243,000 yuan or 37.4% higher than that of public housing.
Together with infrastructure and related additional manpower, the total budget is 32.09 billion
In addition, the estimated cost of the infrastructure works related to the simple public housing is about 600 million yuan; and the expenditure for operating the "simple public housing" and hiring additional manpower to promote the "simple public housing" project is about 4.4 billion yuan and 300 million yuan respectively Yuan.
In other words, the total cost of the entire simple public housing project is as high as 32.09 billion yuan.
Lam Ka-fai, chairman of the Housing Policy Group of the Institution of Surveyors.
(File photo/photo by Zheng Zifeng)
Lam Ka-fai, chairman of the housing policy group of the Institute of Surveyors who has participated in the supply of transitional housing, said that the average unit cost of transitional housing is 550,000 yuan, and he believes that 550,000 yuan is quite sufficient if it is simply calculated by building a unit.
For example, he pointed out that the Kai Tak shelter hospital, which is also equipped with elevators, has a unit size of 18 square meters (about 194 square feet), including independent toilets, showers, windows, air conditioners, workbenches, etc.
In other words, the average cost per unit of transitional housing and square cabin hospitals built by the modular composite construction method is 343,000 yuan lower than that of simple public housing, which means that the cost of simple public housing is 62.4% higher than that of transitional housing, and it is also higher than that of traditional public housing. It is 243,000 yuan more expensive, a difference of 37.4%.
People in the construction industry: The foundation cost of a 200-square-foot unit is only 140,000
Housing Bureau Secretary Ho Wing-yin commented on the high cost of simple public housing, saying that the Tuen Mun project is planned to be as high as 16 to 18 floors, so it needs to build foundations and "piling", and also needs to build lifts and related recreational facilities, so the cost will be relatively high expensive.
However, some people in the construction industry said that under normal geological conditions, the foundation cost of general high rise residential buildings (high rise residential buildings) is about 600 to 700 yuan per square foot. The foundation cost of each unit is 140,000 yuan. Together with the transitional housing construction budget of 550,000 yuan, the average total cost of a unit should be 690,000 yuan, which is far lower than the current 893,000 yuan, which is more than 200,000 yuan or 22.4%.
He continued that the foundation cost of some residential projects can be as low as 350 yuan per foot, because the partially excavated stones can be sold as concrete ingredients to further reduce the cost.
▼On October 25, the Housing Bureau announced the design of the simple public housing interior ▼
The person in the construction industry considered that the average unit cost of simple public housing is still slightly higher than the 650,000 yuan of public housing after taking into account the cost of laying foundations and other processes. The cost will be relatively high, so I do not agree to piling for short-term construction buildings. It is a waste of public funds and unrealistic. The foundation cannot be removed and recycled like a unit in the future. transitional housing)? Flat and fast.”
Simple public housing is expensive?
He Yongxian said that it is similar to transitional housing: the cost is not a simple divisor Simple public housing is more expensive than the construction cost per unit of HOS is nearly 900,000 Housing rejection groups worry about opening the way in disguise. The first batch of simple public housing sites and cost exposure are all in the New Territories. Residents have the opportunity to be adjacent to luxury houses. The waiting list for public housing has shrunk to 5.6 years. ｜How many times do you have to move if you live in a simple public housing?
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