Appendices
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Table 28
(Chapter 12: Housing)
(a) Stock of Permanent Living Quarters(1) as at Mid-2016
Type of quarters
Public rental housing units
Subsidised sale flats
Private permanent quarters(2)
Total permanent living quarters
Hong Kong
New
Island
Kowloon
Territories
Total
71,500
305,000
412,500
788,900
45,600
93,600
260,100
399,200
363,400
437,000
748,100
1,548,500
480,500
835,500
1,420,600
2,736,600
(b) Estimated Population by Type of Housing as at Mid-2016
Hong Kong
New
Type of housing
Island
Kowloon
Territories
Total
Public rental housing
196,300
810,000
1,125,200
2,131,600
Subsidised home ownership housing
131,600
265,300
764,300
1,161,200
Private permanent housing
901,600
1,132,500
1,867,600
3,901,700
Sub-total
1,229,400
2,207,900
3,757,100
7,194,500
Others(3)
Total population
142,100
7,336,600
Notes: All figures are rounded off to the nearest hundred.
(1) Excluding hotels and accommodation used for inmates of institutions.
(2) Including private residential flats, villas/bungalows/modern village houses, simple stone structures/traditional village houses, quarters in purpose-built staff quarters buildings and quarters known to be used for residential purpose in non-residential buildings, such as commercial buildings and industrial buildings.
(3) Including persons living in non-domestic housing, private temporary housing, institutions and hotels, and on board
vessels.
Source: Census Planning Section, Census and Statistics Department
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