APPENDICES
APPENDIX 33
(Chapter 13: Housing)
Number of Quarters and Estimated Persons Accommodated
as at March 31, 1991 #
Number of Quarters
Category
Hong
Kong Island
Kowloon and New Kowloon
New Territories
8 400
9 200
11 800
Total
29 400
Government quarters
Public housing
Housing Authority estates
61 800
269 500
Housing Authority cottage areas
500
400
292 400
1.900
623 700
2 800
Housing Society estates
10 700
11 800
9 700
32 200
Home Ownership Scheme Blocks*
11 800
30 900
78 400
121 100
Sub-total
84 800
312 600
382 400
779 800
Private housing
297 900
309 700
305 300
912 900
Total permanent
391 100
631 500
699 500
1 722 100
Estimated Persons Accommodated
Category
Government quarters
Hong Kong
Island
Kowloon and New Kowloon
20 300
23 200
New Territories
26 000
Total
69 500
Public housing
Housing Authority estates
223 100
Housing Authority cottage areas
1 600
832 700
1.300
Housing Society estates
40 200
33 400
Home Ownership Scheme Blocks*
41 600
109 900
1 095 800
5 300
35 000
269 000
2 151 600
8 200
108 600
420 500
Sub-total
306 500
977 300
1 405 100
2 688 900
Private housing
888 800
968 500
804 000
2 661 300
Total permanent
1 215 600
1 969 000
2 235 100
5 419 700
Temporary
Marine
Total population
197 300
19 400
5 636 400
Note:
#Estimates based on the 1991 Population Census results.
*
Includes private sector participation scheme and middle income housing.
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