The average waiting time for public housing is as high as 5.4 years
The government has recently announced the long-term ten-year housing construction target. Based on the expected decline in the number of new households in the future, it will reduce the estimated number of houses to be built in the next 10 years by 20,000 units. A new low of 430,000 units, including public housing accounts for 301,000 units, but the government has found only 272,000 units of land, which means that 29,000 units are still owed, which is not up to standard for six consecutive years. Some members of the Legislative Council have directly criticized the government for their “duty counts”, and the Public Housing Association is also dissatisfied with the fact that the government’s waiting list for public housing has continued to decrease, and the number of public housing units has still been reduced.
The government announced the latest long-term housing strategy annual progress report yesterday
The ratio of public and private housing remained at 7 to 3 ratio. It is estimated that the total housing supply target for the ten years starting from 2020/21 will be reduced to 430,000 units, a decrease from the previous year’s 450,000 units 2 10,000 units, a record low over the years, of which 301,000 units of public housing, including 210,000 units of public housing, green homes, and 91,000 units of subsidized housing for sale. The supply target for private buildings has been reduced from 135,000 units to 129,000 units, including Hong Kong people’s first on-board. The government acknowledged that the land it found was only enough to build 272,000 public housing units in the next 10 years, and 29,000 units owed to reach the target. The government has announced a ten-year housing construction target since the end of 2014. The supply of public housing has never reached the target, but the supply gap has also narrowed from 67,000 units in 2019/20 to the latest 29,000 units, the second lowest in the history.
The Secretary for Transport and Housing, Chen Fan, explained that the total housing supply target for the next 10 years will be reduced by 20,000 units because the number of new households is expected to decrease in the future. “Numbers” drive down supply targets. He acknowledged that the average waiting time for public housing in 5.4 years was too long, and the government was under great pressure.
Legislators scold the government
Last year’s report listed the “Lantau Island Tomorrow” plan as a land-seeking measure under the Policy Address. This year’s report made no mention of it. Chen Fan explained that Chang Ce estimated based on known facts and would not join unimplemented projects. Will let go of any topography.
The report also revealed that the number of households living in unsuitable residences in Hong Kong was 119,100, an increase of 2.14% over last year, of which 21,200 were temporary structures and 86,500 were living in mortuaries.
The number of applications on the waiting list for public housing was close to 260,000, and the supply target for public housing fell instead of increasing. Yin Zhao, a member of the Housing Authority and a member of the Legislative Council, condemned the government’s “best numbers”, “for the sake of the number of articles, the swollen face is filled with fat.” He estimated that the current high property prices and the low self-living ability and desire of the citizens have led to a slowdown in the number of households.
Zhao Guowei, director general of the Public Housing Association and a member of the Housing Authority, said that the number of applications for waiting list for public housing is expected to increase, and the average waiting time for ordinary families will increase to six years. Housing, but the long-term reduction in the supply of public housing in Changce has been disappointing and it was accepted. ”