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Appendix 28
(Chapter 8: Housing and Land)
Number of Quarters and Estimated Persons Accommodated
as at March 31, 1978
Number of Quarters
Rest of
Category
Urban
areas
Tsuen
New
Wan
Territories
Total
Government quarters
12910
610
2580
16100
Public housing
Housing Authority estates
281380
75850
14800
372030
Housing Authority cottage areas
5240
130
2100
7470
Housing Society estates
20 820
2570
23.390
Sub-total
307440
78550
16900
402 890
Private housing
373 650
20 840
78 320
472810
Total permanent
694 000
100 000
97800
891 800
Estimated Persons Accommodated
Hong
Kong
Category
Island
Kowloon and New Kowloon
Tsuen
Rest of
New
Wan
Territories
Government quarters
21 300
26 500
2100
9000
Total
58900
Public housing
[I
Housing Authority estates
194000
1 108900
357 400
59900
1 720 200
Housing Authority cottage
areas
Housing Society estates
Sub-total
Private housing
9200
18 100
56200
56 600
400
13900
6800
34 500
126 700
259 400
1 183 600
371 700
66700
1881 400
727 200
1047 800
100 600
312200
2187800
1007900
2257900
474400
387900
4128 100
Total permanent
Temporary
Marine
Total population
390900
60000
4579 000