APPENDICES
APPENDIX 33
(Chapter 13: Housing)
Number of Quarters and Estimated Persons Accommodated
as at March 31, 1990
Number of Quarters
Category
Government quarters
Hong
Kong Island
Kowloon and New Kowloon
New Territories
8 300
8 700
10 500
Total
27 500
Public housing
Housing Authority estates
61 800
275 900
280 400
618 100
Housing Authority cottage areas
500
400
1 900
2 800
Housing Society estates
11 100
10 000
9 700
30 800
Home Ownership Scheme Blocks*
11 800
30 200
70 100
112 100
Sub-total
85 200
316 500
362 100
763 800
Private housing
293 500
306 000
293 300
892 800
Total permanent
387 000
631 200
665 900
1 684 100
Estimated Persons Accommodated
Category
Government quarters
Hong Kong Island
Kowloon and New Kowloon
New Territories
Total
19 700
21 700
22 400
63 800
Public housing
Housing Authority estates
242 000
Housing Authority cottage areas
1 500
Housing Society estates
41 200
Home Ownership Scheme Blocks*
41 500
911 200
900
40 200
108 100
1 082 800
5 300
37 500
246 900
2 236 000
7700
118 900
Sub-total
326 200
Private housing
896 800
Total permanent
1 242 700
1 060 400
950 200
2 032 300
1 372 500
758 800
2 153 700
396 500
2 759 100
2 605 800
5 428 700
Temporary
Marine
Total population
291 100
30 500
5 750 300
Note:
* Includes private sector participation scheme and middle income housing.
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