Type and Population
Resettlement
(Cottage Areas
57,585
Resettlement Estates
1,077,094
Total 1,134,679)
Government Low Cost
Housing
(176,037)
Housing
Authority
(171,905)
Housing Society (120,885)
Total 1,603,506
(at 31.3.70)
Income Limit
No limits.
Families with incomes below
$500 a month,
Families with $400 -- $900 a month up to $1,250 a month for higher rental flats.
Combination of
Government Low Cost Housing and
Brief Outline of the Main Categories of Government Aided Housing in Hong Kong
Purpose
Resettlement of families displaced from Crown land required for re-development; families rendered homeless by the demolition of
dangerous buildings, compassionate
welfare cases; and certain victims of natural disasters.
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Housing for low income families living in over- crowded and sub- standard accom- modation, with 15% reserved for minor staff in Govern- ment service. Housing for
families of moderate means living in over- crowded and sub-standard accommodation.
Housing on economic basis for persons of
Housing Authority. small income.
Operation
Built by Public Works Department for Resettlement
Department.
Built by Public Works Department managed by Housing Authority for Government.
Built and mara ged by Housing Authority.
Built and managed by Housing Society.
Responsibility
Government.
Policies set by Urban Council
Standards
24 sq.ft. per person
Jun 1970
Allocation
Finance
Made on a quota Government
1 room without cooking basis, generally revenue. facilities; communal to people
Select Committees. toilets, wood shutters displaced from
Controlled by Government, but under Housing Authority policies as regards tenant selection and
for windows. (New
designs have
individual toilets
and private balconies, and provide 35 sq. ft. per person.)
35 sq.ft. per person. Cooking bench and water tap on private verandah, toilets for 1 or 2 families. (New designs have
estate management. individual toilets).
created by Housing Ordinance (Cap. 283).
Housing Authority | Self-contained flats mostly for 6 persons 35 sq.ft. per person plus kitchen, bath- room and private verandah.
Hong Kong Housing Society(affiliated to Hong Kong Council of Social Service).
Varied, but generally similar to Housing Authority flats.
squatter areas.
Applicants for either type of housing are invited to register on a combined wait ing list without charge. Each case is considered, and suitable accommodation is offered to eligible applicants as and when vacancies arise. Similar to Housing Authority's procedure.
Government
revenue.
Hong Kong Government Development
Loan Fund, plus self- generated funds from rental income. Government loans.