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SUSTAINABLE HOUSING SCHEMES ALIGNED 配合政府政策 推動永續房屋計劃
WITH GOVERNMENT POLICY

The Housing Society is unique as Hong Kong’s second largest 房協擔當獨特角色，既是香港第二大公共房
public housing provider, operating as an independent, non- 屋供應機構，也是獨立的非牟利團體，必須
profit organisation that prudently utilises its resources to 審慎運用資源支持政府的房屋措施。房協的
support the Government’s housing initiatives. With a proven 項目素以優質見稱，一向按時完工，於二零
track record in timely and quality delivery, the Housing Society 一八年受政府委託發展專用安置屋邨項目，
was commissioned by the Government in 2018 to undertake 為受政府發展清拆行動或市區重建計劃影響
the DRE projects. These projects offer non-means-tested 的合資格住戶提供免經濟狀況審查的安置安
rehousing arrangements for eligible households affected by 排，以有效解決他們的住屋需要。目前，我
the Government’s development clearance or the urban renewal 們正在新界及市區發展八個專用安置屋邨項
programme, addressing their housing needs effectively. 目，未來五年預計約有八千個出租及出售
Currently, we are undertaking eight DRE projects in the New 單位落成。
Territories and urban areas, with about 8,000 rental and sale
units scheduled for completion over the next five years.

In the past year, tenancy abuse has become a pressing concern. 過去一年，濫用公屋成為迫切議題。現屆政
While the current-term Government endeavours to increase the 府致力增加公屋供應，並縮短申請者的輪候
supply of public rental housing and shorten the waiting time for 時間。與此同時，打擊濫用公屋成為另一項
applicants, combating tenancy abuse is another key priority. 主要的優先工作。截至二零二五年三月底，
As of the end of March 2025, official figures show the average 官方數字顯示，過去十二個月輪候入住公屋
waiting time for general applicants housed in public rental 的一般申請人平均輪候時間維持在五點三
estates in the past 12 months has held steady at 5.3 years. With 年，而急需合適居所的公屋一般申請人已突
more than 110,000 general applicants urgently needing suitable 破十一萬，房協亦有必要採取更嚴厲的措施
housing, implementing stricter measures to combat the abuse 打擊濫用公屋。自二零二三年十二月起，房
of public housing has become crucial for the Housing Society. 協做了大量工作，推出收緊措施，包括透過
Tremendous efforts have been made to implement tighter 與土地註冊處建立核實機制，主動查核房協
controls since December 2023, including the proactive screening 租戶有否擁有任何本地住宅物業。
of any domestic property ownership by our tenants through a
verification system established with the Land Registry.

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