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HOUSING

Background

It is impossible to describe the housing situation in

Hong Kong in a manner which is both brief and accurate. This

background note has accordingly been prepared in the form of

an aide memoire; it does no more than set out the main

features of a complex situation.

THE HOUSING BOARD

This Board was established in 1965 to advise the Governor

on housing policy, and to co-ordinate the execution of housing

programmes by the Government and by semi-public and private

development. The Board regularly reviews the general housing

situation, the balance between the various types of housing

being constructed and the existing and probable need for

domestic housing over the next ten years. Membership of the

Board includes unofficials with experience in the Housing

Authority, the Housing Society and private housing development;

and also ufficials with responsibilities in the housing field.

RESETTLEMENT ESTATES

Purpose

Resettlement of -

(i)

families displaced from Crown land required for

redevelopment;

(ii) families rendered homeless by the demolition of

(iii)

(iv)

dangerous buildings;

compassionate welfare cases, and

certain victims of natural disasters.

Responsibility

Built by Public Works Department for Resettlement

Department.

Policies set by Urban Council Select Committees.

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