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Chairman’s Statement
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主席報告

We have been working hand in hand with

the government in looking for alternative
ways of increasing the supply of

affordable housing, including exploring
areas for development and initiatives

with regard to unleashing the potential
of existing housing resources. Mr Walter Chan Kar-lok
SBS, JP
陳家樂先生
房協一直與政 府攜手合作， 探 討不同方案， SBS, JP

希 望 為 市民 提 供 更 多 可 負擔 的 公 營 房 屋，

包括覓地建屋及善用現有房屋資源。

I feel deeply honoured and privileged to have been elected Chairman 對於能夠在香港房屋協會慶祝成立七十周
th
of the Hong Kong Housing Society at a time of celebrating its 70 年之際獲選為房協主席，我深感榮幸。在
Anniversary. For over half a century, the Housing Society has assumed 過去超過半個世紀以來，本港面對房屋供
the role of a “housing laboratory”, creating some 70,000 homes for 應短缺的嚴峻挑戰，房協一直堅守「房屋實
Hong Kong in face of the daunting challenges of shortage in housing 驗室」的角色，努力不懈地為香港市民創造
supply. 了七萬多個居所。

During the year, the Hong Kong society has been embroiled in heated 年內，隨著樓價不斷攀升及公屋輪候人數
debates over the issues of land and housing supply, as property prices 再創新高，香港各界包括房協亦就土地及
continued to mount and the number of public housing applications 房屋供應議題展開熱烈討論，積極尋求解
reached record high. 決方案。

Hong Kong Housing Society Annual Report 2018/19