Simple public housing｜Chen Guoji reiterated that the time limit is 5 years without changing the land use, hoping that the society will help each other and understand each other

Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao is leading a delegation to visit the Middle East. Acting Chief Executive Chen Guoji met with reporters before the executive meeting today (7th) and took the initiative to mention the simple public housing controversy.

Chen Guoji reiterated that the time limit for simple public housing is about 5 years, and the land use will not be changed.

He appealed to the society to extend a helping hand to those living in subdivided housing units, to show the spirit of mutual assistance and mutual understanding, and to support this "big social engineering project".

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Hoping to improve the living environment of subdivided households in advance

Chen Guoji took the initiative to mention the controversy of simple public housing at the press conference, explaining that the government expects the supply of public housing to meet the demand in the next 10 years, but due to the problem of the housing construction period, most units will be completed in the next 5 years.

He said that the government wants to solve the housing needs of citizens early, so it launched simple public housing to improve the living conditions of people who are not ideal.

Recently, the society has raised many concerns, including questioning the duration of simple public housing, whether the land use will be changed in the future, and the transportation facilities after the population increases, etc. Chen Guoji explained them here.

He said that the areas of simple public housing were originally used for other purposes, and these lands will generally only be used for 5 years, after which they will be returned to their original use.

The temporary nature does not change the use, and the public has expressed the understanding many times

Regarding Kai Tak's "simple public housing" site selection period of 7 years, will it affect or violate Kai Tak's positioning as the second core business district (CBD2), Chen Guoji pointed out that the government borrowed the site for 5 years, and its Afterwards, it was returned for the original purpose, emphasizing that the simple public housing arrangement is only temporary and will not change the original use, hoping to get the understanding of the public.

In terms of transportation facilities, Chen Guoji said that the government understands the concerns of the public and promises to handle it well so that there will be no congestion.

Sometimes people criticize, Hong Kong is an international city, such an advanced city, why do some people live in such an unsatisfactory environment?

Chen Guoji

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Social value cannot be measured and will continue to explain to society

As for the concern about property prices being affected, Chen Guoji said that he has different considerations, but he must understand that people living in subdivided flats are in urgent need of government help, and he believes that everyone should be willing to help them. I believe that if everyone thinks this way, other problems can be easily solved. Bird House The Secretary of the Bureau will also continue to explain to the community.

The rent of simple public housing is several thousand yuan lower than the market price. Chen Guoji said that this money is very helpful to them, and the living environment must be greatly improved, which will definitely help children. These social values ​​cannot be measured. Going upstairs is a good thing for the whole society. I hope that everyone will show the spirit of mutual help and mutual understanding, "Please support the large-scale social engineering project of simple public housing."

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