Information on allocation of public rental housing flats
to Waiting List applicants as required by Hon LEE Wing-tat
1. No. of live Waiting List (WL) applications by waiting time (as at end Sept 98) :
|
Waiting time (year)
|
0-1
|
1-2
|
2-3
|
3-4
|
4-5
|
5-6
|
6-7
|
7-8
|
8 or more |
|
No. of applications*
|
23,033
|
19,682
|
18,827
|
16,342
|
12,081
|
11,466
|
13,435
|
3,893
|
1,755 |
*Excluding 20,281 cases not fulfilling the 7-year residence rule.
2. Present median household income of WL applicants by household size :
|
Household size
|
Median household income ($) |
|
1 person
|
3,000 |
|
2 persons
|
6,800 |
|
3 persons
|
10,600 |
|
4 persons
|
12,500 |
|
5 persons
|
13,700 |
|
6 persons
|
14,600 |
|
7 persons
|
16,700 |
|
8 persons
|
16,600 |
|
9 persons
|
16,500 |
|
10 or more persons
|
28,400 |
3. Allocation of public housing flats to WL applicants in the past five years :
|
No. of allocation
|
|
Year
|
New flats
|
Refurbished flats
|
Total |
|
1993/94
|
9,326
|
7,441
|
16,767 |
|
1994/95
|
2,135
|
13,319
|
15,454 |
|
1995/96
|
3,122
|
9,367
|
12,489 |
|
1996/97
|
2,878
|
9,322
|
12,200 |
|
1997/98
|
4,130
|
8,476
|
12,606 |
4. WL applications registered in the past and current years :
|
Year
|
No. of WL
applications registered |
|
1997/98
|
28,791 |
|
1998/99 (up to Sept 98)
|
15,776 |
5. According to the production programme, the Housing Authority (HA) would be able to allocate more than 20,000 public housing flats each year to WL applicants within the next five years. The actual annual quota for various categories of applicants is however determined by the Rental Housing Committee of the HA each year having regard to the then demand and supply situations.
