Round 4,200 transitional houses shall be adequate to fulfill the non permanent housing wants of tenants displaced below new guidelines that might require 33,000 subpar subdivided flats to endure main renovations, Hong Kong officers have stated.
Undersecretary for Housing Victor Tai Sheung-shing advised lawmakers on Monday that the federal government would put aside as much as 20 per cent of its 21,000 transitional houses for tenants affected by coming subdivided flat rules.
Beneath the rules, solely subdivided flats assembly official requirements shall be accredited as “fundamental housing items” and allowed to stay on the rental market.
The invoice is anticipated to go by the top of October and provides time for house owners to register from subsequent March, in addition to repair their properties by the top of February 2030.
Tai stated some tenants of town’s 110,000 current subdivided flats might search for fundamental housing items, as solely 30 per cent of the present provide must endure large-scale renovations to obtain accreditation.
He added that some tenants is also housed within the 189,000 public flats to be constructed within the coming 5 years.
