The Legislative Council Subcommittee on Issues Relating to Transitional Housing and Subdivided Units conducted a visit to subdivided units and transitional housing projects today (20 May) to better understand the housing needs of people living in subdivided units.

Accompanied by the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Frank CHAN and the Under Secretary for Transport and Housing, Dr Raymond SO, Members visited the families living in the subdivided units ("SDUs") at Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei and Kowloon City Road in To Kwa Wan, to learn about their living conditions and their views about legislation for tenancy control of SDUs.  Members then toured the transitional housing project at Sung Wong Toi Road to understand the latest progress of the project. The project was subsidized by the Community Care Fund and is operated by Lok Sin Tong ("LST"), providing about 110 flats.

Members also visited the transitional housing project at LST Primary School in Kowloon City which was converted from school premises into transitional housing.  Members took the opportunity to chat with the residents to learn more about their daily lives and housing needs. Members were briefed by representatives of the government and LST on the experience of operating transitional housing project.

Members participating in the visit were the Subcommittee Chairman, Hon Vincent CHENG Wing-shun; the Deputy Chairman, Hon Wilson OR Chong-shing; Subcommittee members Hon Mrs Regina IP LAU Suk-yee, Hon SHIU Ka-fai and Hon Tony TSE Wai-chuen; as well as non-Subcommittee members Hon Starry LEE Wai-king, Hon Michael TIEN Puk-sun, Hon YIU Si-wing, Hon Elizabeth QUAT, Hon CHAN Chun-ying and Hon Kenneth LAU Ip-keung.

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Members of the Legislative Council visit the transitional housing project at Sung Wong Toi Road, which is adopted the Modular Integrated Construction method. 

(From left) Hon Tony TSE Wai-chuen, Hon Elizabeth QUAT, Hon Kenneth LAU Ip-keung, Hon Mrs Regina IP LAU Suk-yee, Hon Vincent CHENG Wing-shun, Hon Wilson OR Chong-shing, Hon CHAN Chun-ying, Hon SHIU Ka-fai,  Hon YIU Si-wing and Hon Michael TIEN Puk-sun.

Members of the Legislative Council visit the transitional housing project at Sung Wong Toi Road to better understand the latest progress of the project.

Members of the Legislative Council visit the housing unit of the transitional housing project at Sung Wong Toi Road.

Members of the Legislative Council chat with the resident to learn about her housing needs while visiting the transitional housing project at Lok Sin Tong Primary School which was converted from school premises into transitional housing.

Members of the Legislative Council pose for a group photo after visiting the transitional housing project at Lok Sin Tong Primary School which was converted from school premises into transitional housing.

(From left) Hon SHIU Ka-fai, Hon Michael TIEN Puk-sun, Hon Wilson OR Chong-shing, Hon Starry LEE Wai-king, Hon Vincent CHENG Wing-shun, the Chairman of Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon, Dr. Pang Chi Wang; the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Frank CHAN;  Hon Elizabeth QUAT, Hon CHAN Chun-ying, Hon YIU Si-wing, Hon Kenneth LAU Ip-keung and Hon Tony TSE Wai-chuen.

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