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Public housing in Hong Kong is a set of mass housing programmes through which the Government of Hong Kong provides affordable housing for lower-income residents. It is a major component of housing in Hong Kong , with nearly half of the population now residing in some form of public housing. [ 1 ]
Public housing is a major component of the housing in Hong Kong. About half of Hong Kong residents now live in public housing estates (Chinese: 公共屋邨) and other tower blocks with some form of subsidy. The history of public housing in Hong Kong can be traced back to the 1950s, where masses of people surged into Hong Kong due to political ...
They are Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA), Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS), and Hong Kong Settlers Housing Corporation Limited. As of 31 March 2016, approx. ⅓ of Hong Kong's population (2.14 million) live in Hong Kong's public housing estates. 760,000 of those units were owned by HKHA [ 1 ] while 140,000 are HKHS [ 2 ] and 1,400 HK ...
Public 1996 4 2,151 Hong Tung Estate 康東邨 Public 1998 1 475 Oi Tung Estate 愛東邨 Public 2001 6 3,207 Yiu Tung Estate 耀東邨 Public 1997 11 5,305 Ming Wah Dai Ha 明華大廈 Public 1962, 1963, 1965, 1978; 2019, 2024, 2034 after reconstruction 13 (9 after reconstruction) 3,169 HK Housing Society
Shek Kip Mei Estate is the first public housing estate in Hong Kong. [1] It is located in Sham Shui Po and is under the management of the Hong Kong Housing Authority.The estate was constructed as a result of a fire in Shek Kip Mei in 1953, to settle the families of inhabitants in the squats over the hill who lost their homes in one night.
Ma Tau Wai Estate (Chinese: 馬頭圍邨) is the oldest existing public housing estate in Kowloon City District. It consists of 5 residential blocks completed in 1962 and 1965. [7] Although it was developed by Hong Kong Housing Authority, it is currently managed by Hong Kong Housing Society. [8]
Most are found in the new towns of Hong Kong (Kwun Tong, Kwai Chung, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, and Yuen Long). It was managed by the Resettlement Department. In 1973, it was organized into Hong Kong Housing Authority. Then, resettlement areas began to be referred as 'estates'. It was classified as 'Category B Public Housing Estates'. [1]
The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) is the main provider of public housing in Hong Kong. It was established in April 1973 under the Housing Ordinance and is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong .