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Rent management of subdivided houses|A violation case was fined for the time being. Members urged the government not to avoid setting the starting rent

2023-01-18T05:58:56.744Z


Subdivision rent control has been in place for one year. Housing Bureau Director Ho Wing-yin pointed out that by the end of last year, 1,098 cases of owners suspected of violating the rules had been identified. One of these cases was a fine of 6,000 yuan. The Rating and Valuation Department will actively follow up on other cases.


Subdivision rent control has been in place for one year. Housing Bureau Director Ho Wing-yin pointed out that by the end of last year, 1,098 cases of owners suspected of violating the rules had been identified. One of these cases was a fine of 6,000 yuan. The Rating and Valuation Department will actively follow up on other cases.

As for when to set the starting rent, she responded that more data still needs to be collected, which was criticized by Wu Qiubei, a member of the Federation of Trade Unions, as an excuse!


Legislative Council member Zheng Yongshun of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong raised an oral question today (18th), asking the authorities to explain the effectiveness of the law enforcement of subdivision rent control and when the initial rent will be established.

He Yongxian, director of the Housing Bureau, said that as of the end of 2022, the Rating and Valuation Department has identified 1,098 cases of suspected violations by owners. One of the owners asked the tenant to pay back the apportioned utility bills. He did not show a copy of the bill and provide a rent receipt. He was convicted in December and fined 6,600 yuan. The Ratings Department will actively follow up other cases.

Zheng Yongshun asked how many subdivided flats the authorities expect to reduce in five years, and whether they will ban low-quality subdivided flats.

He Yongxian said that transitional housing projects are underway. Last year, 6,000 to 7,000 units were completed. This year and next two years will be the peak period for the completion of transitional housing. This year it is expected to provide more than 9,000 to 10,000 units, and next year there will be about 4,000 units. A number of units will be launched, followed by simple public housing. It is estimated that 1,000 or more units will be provided from 2024 to 2025, and the goal of building 30,000 units will be completed in 26-27 years.

However, she admits that it is not possible to accurately predict whether all subdivided housing households will also be able to move into transitional housing or simple public housing, but she hopes that everyone understands the importance of simple public housing.

More data is needed before the starting rent can be booked. Wu Qiubei reprimanded: Excuse!

As for setting the starting rent, she said that the authorities will release the rental information of subdivided flats in the first quarter of this year as promised, but the lease notices processed by the R&D Department only account for a part of the subdivided flats in Hong Kong, and there is not enough data for the government to fully evaluate the rent control In view of the effectiveness of the measures, we will continue to collect more lease notices through law enforcement and publicity for analysis, and take further actions in due course, including setting the starting rent.

Wu Qiubei from the Federation of Trade Unions hopes that the government will stop evading and using the lack of data as an excuse not to formulate the initial fund.

He Yongxian responded that the need for data analysis is not an excuse. With the launch of simple public housing and transitional housing, the rental market will definitely change. The government needs to collect data in order to formulate policies reasonably. "When changes occur, we are To set the starting rent at a high level, it is necessary to grasp the trend and then be able to set the starting rent level appropriately and effectively?"

Source: hk1

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