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Waiting list for public housing

Following is a question by the Hon Fung Kin-kee and a written reply by the Secretary for Housing, Mr Dominic S W Wong, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

Regarding the households on the waiting list for public housing, will the Government inform this Council:

(a)

(b)

(c)

of the number of households on the waiting list for public housing for two years or more;

of the breakdown of such households by number of family members ranging from singleton household to those with more than ten family members; and

whether it will consider providing such households with rent allowance in view of the fact that these households are not given any other housing assistance whilst awaiting allocation of public housing units; if so, whether any timetable has been set for the implementation of such an arrangement; if not, why not?

Answer:

Mr President,

At the end of May 1995, there were 148.837 households on the General Waiting List for public rental housing. Of these, 108,528 were registered for two years or more. The breakdown by household size is given below: