The grassroots housing expenses are heavily burdened
The Hong Kong Government has earlier proposed to study the implementation of rent control in mortuaries and trial cash subsidies for those who have been waiting for public housing for more than three years. The measures immediately aroused debate. Some mortuary concern organizations believed that the owners would not be willing to lose their units and did not worry about the reduction in supply; however, some owners would claim that rent management violated the principle of free economy and might urge the owners to “stop” and make it more difficult for the grassroots to rent. house. The Association of Community Organizations pointed out that although transitional housing is better than mortuary housing, it is not a “magic bullet” and urges the government to implement rent management as soon as possible.
The dispute over rent management has long been the subject of research by the Hong Kong Government
Lai Jianguo, a member of the Hong Kong Mortgage Platform, described Hong Kong as “seeing through the autumn waters” and urged the government to clarify the definition of “mortuary” as soon as possible. Do not define rents as high or low costs. As for the rent allowance, he said that referring to the care allowance fund living allowance, the recipient did not increase the rent. He believes that the rent subsidy does not necessarily lead to a rent increase, but he does not want to provide a fixed allowance, but based on the difference between the rented unit and the rent of public housing. Determine the amount.
Lease management or let the owner lose the unit
The Hong Kong Owners’ Association President Kwong Hyun-yun disagreed. The bombardment of rent management violates the principle of a free economic system and is unfair to the owners and tenants. “. He continued to point out that many mortuaries currently have separate toilets, and each decoration costs about 80,000 to 120,000 yuan. If there is rent management, or the return of the mortuary is too low, the owners are willing to lose their units.
In addition, the Social Security Association conducted interviews with eight people and families living in mortuary and transitional housing from November to December last year. It was found that although transitional housing can provide basic facilities and rental guarantees, it has not been able to resolve renewal of rents. Problems such as shared kitchen and toilet and inconsistent occupancy mechanisms.
The HKCSS also said that many transitional houses are in remote locations, especially after more and more developers have indicated their willingness to donate farmland in the New Territories to build houses. It is foreseeable that the New Territories will become a major concentration place for transitional houses. Related supporting facilities and employment support may not be in place. The model still has limitations and urges the government to ignore the development of transitional housing as the “only panacea” for solving the housing problem.
The Social Security Association suggested that the waiting period of public housing should be decoupled from the demand for housing. The conditions for applying for transitional housing should not be concentrated only on those who are waiting for public housing. The criteria for occupancy of transitional housing and the ceiling for rent should be unified.