A number of transitional housing projects have been completed one after another. DAB Legislative Council member Zhou Haoting raised an oral question at the Legislative Council today (8th). proportion of households.
Ho Wing-yin, director of the Housing Bureau, said that there are currently 9 transitional housing projects in service, and the occupancy is satisfactory. The occupancy rate of urban projects is about 90%, and the average occupancy rate of projects in the New Territories is about 70%. He also mentioned that the occupancy rate has dropped recently. Residents moved upstairs and moved out.
Zhou Haoding advocated the establishment of jobs in the New Territories to give priority to transitional housing residents
Zhou Haoting asked whether the government would set up front-line positions in the New Territories and give priority to hiring transitional housing residents, thinking that the occupancy rate could be greatly increased.
He Yongxian said that this is a good suggestion, and he will share employment information with agencies operating transitional housing, including the manpower required by government departments, to help citizens find employment in the same area.
Tian Beichen pointed out that according to government documents, among the 1,800 transitional housing units in Tongxin Village, Yuen Long, only 668 households are Category A applicants who have been waiting for public housing for more than 3 years, accounting for only 37% of the total.
Tian Beichen pointed out that the project is only a 10-minute walk from Yuen Long West Rail Station, but the occupancy rate is not satisfactory. Taking this as an example, it can be seen that simple public housing in the New Territories will face occupancy rate problems.
He questioned why the government did not withdraw the simple public housing project in the New Territories for further research, and criticized the government for wasting public funds.
Tongxin Village, Tung Tau, Yuen Long.
(Information photo/Liang Pengwei)
He Yongxian said that the transitional housing project has just been completed, and the public does not know much about the transitional housing project and thinks the project is remote.
She said that the government will strengthen transportation services and other supporting facilities. As public awareness increases, it is believed that the number of occupants will increase. She hopes that more organizations serving the grassroots will pay attention to the arrangements for transitional housing and simple public housing.
Zheng Yongshun of the DAB said that he has visited the transitional housing many times, especially the Tongxin Village project in Yuen Long, and believes that the Sheng Kung Hui, which operates the project, has done a good job. The occupancy rate of this project is relatively low due to the strict control of the Sheng Kung Hui.
He is also concerned about how the authorities promote transitional housing projects to the grassroots.
He Yongxian said that he would promote it through videos and other means. He also said that he knew that the project was very attractive after he had been to Tongxin Village. Some citizens who participated together saw their "eyes glowing".
Worried about the same fate of simple public housing in the New Territories Tian Beichen: The government needs to explain why the occupancy rate of Tongxin Village is low Transitional housing｜Housewives live in a single sub-divided room with kitchen and toilet, insomnia, anxiety, moving into Tongxin Village, mood improvement Cut "guests" to appreciate the sweetness and determination to enter the industry, increase the transitional housing in Tongxin Village, Yuen Long, and set up a convenience store and hair salon Residents are grateful: I am so happy to live here
