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Appendix 28
(Chapter 8: Housing and Land)
Number of Quarters and Estimated Persons Accommodated
as at March 31, 1981
Number of Quarters
Category
Rest of
Urban
areas
Tsuen Wan
New
Territories
Total
16 970
850
4 400
22 220
Government quarters
Public housing
Housing Authority estates
304 810
83 580
38 110
426 500
Housing Authority cottage areas
3210
100
2 100
5 410
Housing Society estates
21 420
4 600
26 020
Home Ownership Scheme Blocks
5 130
1.550
4 430
11 110
Sub-total
334 570
89 830
44 640
469 040
Private housing
456 990
34 440
110 530
601 960
Total permanent
808 530
125 120
159 570
1 093 220
Estimated Persons Accommodated
Category
Government quarters
Hong
Kowloon
Kong
Island
and New Kowloon
Tsuen Wan
Rest of
New Territories
Total
22 000
22 000
5 600
13 300
62 900
Public housing
Housing Authority estates
212 500
1 073 000
Housing Authority cottage areas
-4 700
5 400
Housing Society estates
55 700
52 100
390 800
300
23 300
137 400
6 500
1 813 700
16 900
131 100
Home Ownership Scheme Blocks
3 600
13 500
1300
13.900
32.300
Sub-total
276 500
1 144 000
415 700
157 800
1994 000
Private housing
Total permanent
854 400
1 152 900
1 190 200
154 100
380 500
2 579 200
2 356 200
575 400
551 600
4 636 100
Temporary
Marine
Total population
419 700
49 700
5 105 500