Other Housing Statistics

- Housing Authority Rental Flats Allocated and

  Persons Rehoused by Category (Housing Department)


Housing Authority Rental Flats Allocated and Persons Rehoused by Category(Housing Department)

[1980/81 - 1989/90]    [1990/91 - 1999/00]   [2000/01 - 2004/05]

Category   1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00
Emergency Flats 300 300 450 326 286 450 128
94
37
25
  Persons 1035 723 1419 884 780 1195 390
281
124
80
Compassionate Flats 1200 1200 1470 1892 2021 2010 1981
1529
2023
1421
  Persons 3114 2126 3231 4548 4486 4432 4466
3327
4482
3211
Clearance (1) Flats 10100 8300 4670 6099 10054 10009 7891
5071
2056
2230
  Persons 30799 24931 14686 17928 28235 27102 21491
13881
6207
7055
Redevelopment(2) Flats 12100 12820 9000 12742 7824 11979 11690
10439
5310
14601
  Persons 43165 49117 32715 46853 25673 40314 37373
31072
15664
41855
Waiting list applicants Flats 14000 14580 14030 16767 15454 12489 12200
12606
20563
22510
  Persons 56392 47154 44153 57261 47811 37356 37722
37416
58890
72780
Transfers (3) Flats 1000 500 1120 1301 3452 4440 3780
3749
4555
4614
  Persons 4562 2157 4848 6287 13795 19742 14836
14398
16666
16895
Junior civil servants Flats 1300 1300 1300 783 1382 1483 853
1056
1437
1010
  Persons 6058 4575 4814 2644 4897 5406 2947
3565
4723
3328
Total Flats 40000 39000 32040 39910 40473 42860 28523
34544
35981
46411
  Persons 142425 130783 105866 136405 125677 135547 119225
103940
106756
145204
 

Notes:
(1) The rehousing sub-category "Re-use of Temporary Housing Areas" is excluded from "Waiting List Applicants" and included in "Clearance" as from 1990/91, rendering figures for these two categories from 1990/91 not comparable with those for previous years.

(2) "Redevelopment" includes major repairs.
(3) "Transfer" cases not charged to quota of the year are excluded as from 1989/90-1993/94.

Source:
Housing Department (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2762 4611), 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.147.

Housing Department (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2762 4611), cited in Hong Kong Government Census and Statistics Department (2000), Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics, 2000 Edition. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government Printer,p.153.