Housing
Notes for Appendix A 4(C) & 4(D)
1.
Table 4C shows the shortfall of self-contained living
quarters in Hong Kong from 1978 to 1985. A self-contained quarter
means one with the following basic facilities :
2.
(i)
water supply;
(ii) internal W.C. and
(iii) cooking space.
On the assumption that all households (including one and
two persons) each occupy one living quarter, the shortfall in
self-contained living quarters is expected to drop from 398,000 in
1978 to 274,000 by 1985, a decrease of 31%.
3.
There are currently, 132,000 non-self-contained living
quarters of which 67% or 89,000 are in Mark I/II public housing
blocks. The redevelopment programme should reduce this figure to
53,000 by 1985.
4.
Table 4D illustrates the shortfall of self-contained living
quarters in Hong Kong if it is assumed, as in the Hong Kong Development
Plan, that 60% of all single and two persons household could, if
necessary, continue to share accommodation and that 40% of such
households require self-contained public or private housing. The
shortfall of self-contained living quarters is then expected to change
from a deficit of 208,000 in 1978 to a theoretical surplus of 2,090 by
1985. This implies that by about 1982 more attention can be given to
the housing needs of single and two person households.