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Appendix 28
(Chapter 8: Housing and Land)
Number of Quarters and Estimated Persons Accommodated
as at March 31, 1977
Number of Quarters
Category
Government quarters
Public housing
Housing Authority estates
Housing Authority cottage areas
Housing Society estates
Sub-total
Private housing
Total permanent
=
Estimated Persons Accommodated
Rest of
Urban
areas
Tsuen
New
Wan
Territories
12360
500
2470
Total
15330
L
280 630
72 820
8 890
362 340
5290
130
2110
7530
20 850
2060
22910
306770
75010
11000
392 780
355 600
25 200
73900
454 700*
674 730
100 710
87 370
862 810
Hong
Kong
Kowloon and New
Category
Government quarters
Island
Kowloon
Tsuen Wan
Rest of
New Territories-
Total
19000
24000
1800
8300
53 100
Public housing
Housing Authority estates
192 800
1 129 500
342 200
35500
1 700 000
Housing Authority cottage
areas
"
9300
18 200
Housing Society estates
55900
57 300
500
11200
7000
35000 124400
Sub-total
Private housing
Total permanent
258 000
696 500
973 500
1205 000
353 900
42500
1859 400
1042 500
112800
311700
2163 500
2271500
468 500
362 500
4076000
Temporary
358000
Marine
60 000
Total population
4494 000
* This estimate excludes unoccupied quarters used for non-domestic purposes.
Note: The statistics for government quarters and quarters in public housing are based on returns from various government departments. The estimates of the population in the various categories of housing are derived from the distribution obtained from the labour force surveys.
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