HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY FEB2AO
PRESS
RELEASE
新聞稿
Sunday, 1 August 1976.
FLATS EXCHANGE NOW POSSIBLE
New Office Now Set Up To Assist Tenants
Tenants of public housing estates will be able to exchange their tenancies by mutual consent provided that flat sizes, rent and
other criteria being suitable.
This is being made possible through the setting up of the
Tenants Mutual Exchange Bureau. This new office, located on the lower ground floor of the Housing Authority Headquarters at Princess Margaret Road, will come into operation on Tuesday, August 3.
Tenants may register with the bureau by completing a form
and returning it in person. A fee of $10 is payable by the applicant and his application will be valid for two years. Unsuccessful
applicants may renew their registration for a similar period on payment
of another $10.
Explaining the function of the bureau, a spokesman for the
Housing Department said:
"The bureau provides public housing tenants with a registration facility whereby they can seek to move to other estates of their choice through exchanging their existing tenancies with other tenants who want to move in the opposite direction without involving vacant accommodation and therefore without affecting the prospects
of applicants on the waiting list,"
Leaflets explaining the scheme together with registration forms are available at all estate offices and the Applications Section
of the Housing Department.
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