Other Housing Statistics

- Authorized Population in Cottage Areas and Temporary  

  Housing Areas by Geographic Area

  (1998/90-1998/99, 1990/00-2003/04)
Authorized Population in Cottage Areas and Temporary Housing Areas by Geographic Area
 
[1989/90-1998/99] [1990/00 - 2003/04]
Authorized population
Type / geographic area
1989/90
 1990/91
1991/92
 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99
Cottage areas
Hong Kong Island 2100
2000
2000
 1900
1800
1800
1600
1300
1000
800
Kowloon  1700
1700
1700
 1600
1600
1600
1500
1400
1400
1400
Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing 0
0
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sha Tin  500
400
400
 400
400
400
400
300
300
300
Other areas 5400
5500
5500
 5700
5700
5800
4200
0
0
0
Total 9700
9600
9500
 9600
9500
9500
7700
3100
2800
2500
Temporary housing areas
Hong Kong Island 10500
8200
6700
 6900
7400
4800
1800
0
0
0
Kowloon 37400
31800
25400
 23400
17900
12000
8700
7200
5000
4200
Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing 11700
9500
8000
 9300
9800
7600
8100
7100
4200
1400
Sha Tin 12300
13400
11700
 11700
11200
6900
7800
4100
700
0
Tuen Mun 4900
3100
2500
 2100
2200
2400
1600
2200
0
0
Other areas 21500
15400
11000
 9900
9800
9800
6600
4000
4200
4400
Total 98300
81400
65200
 63200
58300
43500
35600
24600
14100
10000
 

Notes:
Figures are as at end of the financial year and rounded to the nearest hundred.

Source:
Figures cited in Hong Kong Government Census and Statistics Department (1999), Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics, 1999 Edition. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government Printer, p.149
Hong Kong Government Census and Statistics Department (2000), Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics, 2000 Edition. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government Printer, p.155.
Hong Kong Government Census and Statistics Department (2002), Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics, 2002 Edition. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government Printer, p.171.