emigrates from Hong Kong, leaving part of his family behind; or
(a)
passes away; or
(b)
(c)
rents two public rental units as a result of large family size, and surrenders one of these units after receiving subsidised home ownership assistance, leaving some household members in the remaining public rental unit.
In any of the above cases. the new principal tenant must be an authorised member in the original tenancy agreement. The tenancy will normally be transferred
to:
(i)
the tenant's spouse; or
(ii)
in the absence of a spouse, to a married child; or
(iii)
if all the children in the household are unmarried, to one of them who is over 18 years of age.
During the three years up to 29 February 1996, there have been 12,822 such cases of tenancy transfer.
Subletting is strictly prohibited in the tenancy agreement. During the three years up to 29 February 1996, 136 cases of subletting were discovered, resulting in action taken to recover the flats concerned. If the flats are found to be occupied by unregistered persons, action will be taken to terminate the tenancies.
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