Government research and sale of two civil service quarters

The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Lau Yi-fai, said that as of April this year, the number of government quarters reached 23,551. At present, only about 0.1% of the flats are temporarily vacant due to waiting for allocation. If there are surplus quarters, they will be assisted by the Industry Department. deal with. At present, there are a total of 90 surplus dormitory units, which are planned for other long-term purposes, open to non-government organizations for application, or are still being considered for other purposes. It is expected that 9 dormitories will continue to be surplus properties in the next 20 years. Seven of them will continue to be used as senior civil servants. The Development Bureau is considering suitable options for handling the remaining two sites, including sale in the form of land sales.