Appendix 28
(Chapter 11: Housing)
Number of Quarters and Estimated Persons Accommodated
as at March 31, 1986
Number of Quarters
Category
337
Hong
Kowloon
Kong
and New
New
Island
Kowloon
Territories
Total
7 600
7 200
7.800
22 600
Government quarters
Public housing
Housing Authority estates
48 500
268 600
209 100
526 200
Housing Authority cottage areas
1 000
400
2 200
3 600
Housing Society estates
11 100
10 100
9 500
30 700
Home Ownership Scheme Blocks*
7.000
17 900
40 000
64 900
Sub-total
67 600
297 000
260 800
625 400
Private housing
247 900
291 400
222 800
762 100
Total permanent
323 100
595 600
491 400
1 410 100
Estimated Persons Accommodated
Category
Government quarters
Hong Kong
Island
Kowloon and New Kowloon
New Territories
Total
24 700
20 000
20 500
65 200
Public housing
Housing Authority estates
205 200
1 008 800
Housing Authority cottage areas
2 800
1 600
Housing Society estates
48 100
42 800
Home Ownership Scheme Blocks*
22 700
70 500
862 700
6 700
37 000
128 300
2 076 700
11 100
127 900
221 500
Sub-total
278 800
1 123 700
1 034 700
2 437 200
Private housing
842 400
Total permanent
1 145 900
1 090. 000
2 233 700
644 700
1 699 900
2 577 100
5 079 500
Temporary
Marine
363 200
36.400
5 479 100
Total population
Note: * Includes private sector participation scheme and middle income housing.