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Public housing offered to Kai Cheung THA residents

Following is a question by the Hon Albert Chan and a written reply by the Secretary for Housing, Mr Dominic Wong, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

The Government has recently provided the LegCo Panel on Housing with information regarding the clearance of Kai Cheung Temporary Housing Area (THA) According to the information, 62.7% of the residents affected have been offered rehousing in new public rental housing (PRH) flats. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:

(a)

(b)

(c)

Answer:

Mr President,

of the numbers and percentages of residents in the squatter areas and THAS, which are earmarked for clearance in the same period as that for the Kai Cheung THA, who have been offered rehousing in new and old PRH flats respectively:

whether the overall percentage of residents referred to in (a) above being allocated new PRH flats is lower than that of Kai Cheung THA residents; if so, what the reasons are; and

how the Housing Department determines whether residents of squatter areas and THAs affected by clearance will be allocated new or old PRH flats?

The numbers of residents in squatter areas and Temporary Housing Areas. who are being cleared at about the same period as Kai Cheung Temporary Housing Area and who have been offered rehousing in new or refurbished public rental housing flats. are as follows-