Other Housing Statistics

- Authorized Population in Cottage Areas and Temporary  

  Housing Areas by Geographic Area

Authorized Population in Cottage Areas and Temporary Housing Areas by Geographic Area
 
[1989/90-1998/99] [1999/00 - 2003/04]
Authorized population 
Type / geographic area 1999/00
2000/01
 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04
Cottage areas  (1)          
Hong Kong Island
800
 700 0  0 0
Kowloon 
1300
 500
0
 0 0
Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing
0
 0
0
  - 0
Sha Tin 
200
 0
0
 0  0
Other areas
0
 0
0
  0  0
Total
2300
 1200
0
  0  0
Temporary housing areas  (1)          
Hong Kong Island
0
 0
0
 0  0
Kowloon
1900
 0
0
  0  0
Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing
0
 0
0
  0  0
Sha Tin
0
 0
0
  0  0
Tuen Mun
0
 0
0
  0  0
Other areas
3000
 700
0
  0  0
Total
4900
 700
0
  0  0
 

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

(1) All cottage areas and temporary housing areas were cleared in July 2001 and and December 2001 respectively.

Source:
Hong Kong Government Census and Statistics Department (2002), Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics, 2002 Edition. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government Printer, p.171.
Hong Kong Government Census and Statistics Department (2003), Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics, 2003 Edition. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government Printer, p.171.
Hong Kong Government Census and Statistics Department (2004), Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics, 2004 Edition. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government Printer, p.172.