Other Housing Statistics

- Stock of flats and Authorized Population in

  Housing Authority Rental Estate by

  Geographic Area (Housing Department)

Stock of flats and Authorized Population in Housing Authority Rental Estate by Geographic Area
[1989/90 - 1993/94] [1994/95 - 1998/99] [1999/00 - 2003/04] [2004/05]
Geographic area �@
1999/2000
2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
Hong Kong Island Flats
67708
69322
67353
65427
65405
  Population
222529
217595
213572
212158
208349
Kowloon Flats
241166
248001
236897
232172
229204
�@ Population
721212
710596
697457
676050
674854
Tsuen Wan and
Kwai Tsing		 Flats
103214
101497
100949
101178
105403
Population
332152
330587
325691
326066
334522
Sha Tin Flats
61873
55860
53692
50439
50305
  Population
220666
192703
178707
162571
161652
Tuen Mun Flats
54184
58570
52636
53612
53623
  Population
174897
175292
156363
159469
157935
Tai Po Flats
30264
21797
21974
22308
22309
  Population
115277
76965
75911
75107
73755
North Flats
24286
20651
20834
19978
19992
  Population
88236
70929
71058
66212
65656
Yuen Long Flats
37761
40342
49936
51534
55634
  Population
124743
126743
164037
178284
193555
Sai Kung Flats
26896
29203
26209
28142
33550
�@ Population
96949
97300
92291
92766
111795
Islands Flats
3407
7693
9114
9419
13019
  Population
11870
14488
27775
33212
36551
Sub-total Flats
650759
652936
639594
634209
648444
�@ Population
2108495
2013198
2002862
1981895
2018624
�@

Notes:
(1) Figures are as at end of the financial year.

(2) Figures do not include the flats sold under the Tenants Purchase Scheme that has been implemented since April 1998 and the rental flats in Interim Housing.


Source:
Hong Kong Government Census and Statistics Department (2005), Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics, 2005 Edition. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government Printer, p.167.