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Eligibility Criteria for Domestic Rental Units
Eligibility Criteria For Housing Society's Group A Rental Estates

Applicants for Group A estates must be holders of the following valid Housing Authority General Waiting List numbers:

Family Size Application Number Date of Registration or
Equivalent Date of Registration
1 person under G1148842/U0155966 on or before 31 December 2004
2 persons or above under G1186146/U0186094 on or before 30 September 2006

1. The applicant must be aged 18 or over, and prior to the date of the application having resided in Hong Kong for seven or more years (according to the issuing date of the identity card), holding a Hong Kong Identity Card having (a) the right of abode in Hong Kong or (b) stay in Hong Kong not limited by the Hong Kong Immigration Department . The applicant and all family members included in the application must be permanently residing in Hong Kong. Family members who have not landed in Hong Kong cannot be included in the application.
 
2. If the application consists of one person only, the applicant must be an unmarried person, divorcee, widow/widower or married person whose spouse is not residing in Hong Kong and is not a holder of a Hong Kong Identity Card.

If the application consists of two or more persons, the relationship between the applicant and other member(s) must either be husband and wife, parent(s), child(ren), unmarried sibling(s) or relative(s) depending on him/her and currently living together.

(For all married persons listed in the application, their spouse and child(ren) under 18 years old must be included, unless final divorce documents with legal custody of child(ren) or death certificate of spouse can be produced. Only one of the married children of the applicant may be included in the application.
A person under 18 years of age must apply together with his/her parents or legal guardian.)
 
3. Neither the applicant nor any family member listed in the application form owns residential property in Hong Kong in any form or manner directly or indirectly within 24 months prior to the date of registration of the nomination request and up to the date of signing a tenancy agreement upon allocation.
 
4. The applicant and all family members included in the application must not be / have been an owner of any property purchased under any of the home purchase assistance schemes operated by the Government or the Hong Kong Housing Society . Those who have their names deleted from the relevant registers due to change in marital status can be exempted from this restriction.
 
5. The total income and assets of the applicant and his family members will be taken full. The total monthly family income and family assets must not exceed the maximum limits as listed below:
Family size Maximum Monthly Family Income ($) Maximum Family Assets
1 person $7,500 $210,000
2 persons $13,500 $310,000
3 to 4 persons $18,000 $440,000
5 to 6 persons $22,000 $600,000
7 persons & above $25,000 $600,000
 
 
Group A Estates : Broadview Garden, Cho Yiu Chuen, Chun Seen Mei Chuen, Clague Garden Estate, Healthy Village Site III, Jat Min Chuen, Ka Wai Chuen, Kwun Lung Lau Phase 1 (Redev) - Tower 1 & 2, Kwun Lung Lau Phase 2 (Block A to F), Kwun Tong Garden Estate (old site)/Lotus Tower, Lai Tak Tsuen, Lok Man Sun Chuen, Moon Lok Dai Ha, Verbena Heights, Tui Min Hoi Chuen, Lakeside Garden.

Eligibility Criteria For Housing Society's Group B Rental Estates

1. The applicant must be aged 18 or over, and prior to the date of the application having resided in Hong Kong for seven or more years (according to the issuing date of the identity card), holding a Hong Kong Identity Card having (a) the right of abode in Hong Kong or (b) stay in Hong Kong not limited by the Hong Kong Immigration Department . The applicant and all family members included in the application must be permanently residing in Hong Kong. Family members who have not landed in Hong Kong cannot be included in the application.
 
2. An application should consist of at least two persons such as : -

Applicant and Spouse
Applicant and Child
Applicant and Parent
Applicant and Unmarried Sibling
Applicant and a relative depending on him/her and at present living together

(For all married persons listed in the application, their spouse and child(ren) under 18 years old must be included, unless final divorce documents with legal custody of child(ren) or death certificate of spouse can be produced. Only one of the married children of the applicant may be included in the application.
A person under 18 years of age must apply together with his/her parents or legal guardian.)
 
3. Neither the applicant nor any family member listed in the application form owns residential property in Hong Kong in any form or manner directly or indirectly within 24 months prior to the date of application and up to the date of signing a tenancy agreement upon allocation.
 
4. The applicant and all family members included in the application must not be / have been an owner of any property purchased under any of the home purchase assistance schemes operated by the Government or the Hong Kong Housing Society . Those who have their names deleted from the relevant registers due to change in marital status can be exempted from this restriction.
 
5. The total income and assets of the applicant and his family members will be taken full. The total monthly family income must be within and the family assets not exceeding the limits as listed below :
No. of Persons Maximum Monthly Family Income ($) Maximum Family Assets
2 persons $13,501 - $19,000 $310,000
3 to 4 persons $18,001 - $26,000 $440,000
5 persons & above $25,001 - $32,000 $600,000
 
 
Group B Estates : Tsuen Wan Bo Shek Mansion, North Point Healthy Village (Redev.) and Yaumati Prosperous Garden

Monthly Rent of Housing Society's Rental Estates :
Group A Estates Monthly Rent
(Effective from 1 April 2010)

Group B Estates Unit Monthly Rent
(Effective from 1 April 2010)
Healthy Village (Redev.),
North Point
Small
(2-3 persons)
$3239 to $3553
Medium
(3-4 persons)
$4217 to $4964
Large
(4 persons &
above)
$5665 to $5953
Prosperous Garden,
Yaumatei
Small
(2-4 persons)
$3733 to $4485
Medium
(4 persons)
$5057 to $5222
Large
(4 persons &
above)
$5649 to $6185
Bo Shek Mansion,
Tsuen Wan
Small
(2-3 persons)
$2399 to $2605
Medium
(3-4 persons)
$3429 to $3769
Large
(4 persons &
above)
$5335 to $5582

without lift facilities
can accept applications from singletons 

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