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Subject
Rural Public Housing
Purpose
To provide rental public housing in rural areas.
Progress Made & Present Position
District Officers and Director of New Territories Development began an assessment of real demand for public sector rental housing in the rural New Territories outside major development areas.
Next Quarter's Target
(a) On receipt of
assessment of demand, to seek the HK Housing Society's agreement in principle to undertake the construction of small estates in rural areas;
(b) Dependent on the
Housing Society's
response, to consult ExCo on the
implementation of the
programme,
5.
Construction
To build estates
of Rental Housing
to be let to
No. of flats
No. of
flats
Estates
families eligible for public
(a) Completions :
2,916
(a) Completions :
7,772
housing.
(b) Under construction :
·94,401
(b) Contracts to be
let-
Piling :
6,962
Site formation : Building :
4,286
10,917
(c) Contracts let
-
Site formation : Building :
2,336 21,096
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