The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: As at 9am today (January 6), five patients who had tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus (case numbers: 12484, 12493, 12496, 12502 and 12597) were discharg… read more
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (January 6) announced the latest epidemic situation of COVID-19. As of 0.00am, January 6, the CHP was investigating nine additional confirmed cases and 24 additional asymptomatic cases in the past 24 hours (i.e. there were 33 additional cases tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus confirmed by the Public Health Laboratory Services Branch (PHLSB) in those 24 hours). In addition, among the earlier cases reported since January 1, there are 15 asymptomatic cases at time of reporting changed to confirmed cases after hospital admission. This brings a total number of confirmed cases to 12 732 so far and starting from January 1 recorded 100 asymptomatic cases. Hong Kong has recorded a total of 12 832 cases tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus so far.
The newly reported cases consist of 28 imported cases and five cases epidemiologically linked with imported case. Thirty of the cases involved mutant strains while the mutation test results of three cases are pending. The patients comprise 13 males and 20 females, aged 16 to 81. Among the imported cases, one of them arrived in Hong Kong from Group A specified places (high-risk) with enhanced surveillance and 27 from Group A specified places (high-risk). Twelve patients tested positive during the “test-and-hold” arrangement upon arrival at the Temporary Specimen Collection Centre (TSCC) at Hong Kong International Airport and 16 tested positive during quarantine.
Cases 12805, 12806, 12821, 12822 and 12825 are the five cases epidemiologically linked with imported case. Cases 12805, 12806, 12821 and 12825 are related to an earlier case 12754 (family member of imported case 12676 living together). Case 12805 involves a 43-year-old female patient (a foreign domestic helper). Her employer is a close contact of case 12754. The patient developed symptoms including fever, cough, runny nose and sore throat on January 2. She was sent to hospital on January 4 and tested positive on the same day. Case 12806 involves a 48-year-old female patient, who is a close contact of 12754. She developed headache, cough and sore throat on January 2 and was sent to hospital on January 4. Her test conducted on the same day tested positive. The CHP has announced the case details of the above-mentioned two cases yesterday (January 5) (www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/05/P2022010500015.htm). Cases 12821 involves a 59-year-old female patient, who is a close contact of case 12754. She is asymptomatic and went to a community testing centre for test in the morning on January 4. She was arranged to undergo quarantine at the Penny’s Bay Quarantine Centre (PBQC) on the same day. Her test result subsequently tested positive. Case 12825 involves a 63-year-old male patient, who is a household contact of a close contact of case 12754. He developed cough on January 4 and was arranged to the PBQC in the small hours on January 5. His specimen collected on the same day tested positive. The remaining case epidemiologically linked with imported case, 12822, is related to Moon Palace and involves a 62-year-old female. She had a meal at Moon Palace from around 12.30pm to 1.45pm on the same day (December 27, 2021) when the earlier cases tested positive visited the restaurant. She developed headache on December 30 and was arranged to conduct quarantine at the PBQC in the small hours on January 4. Her specimen collected on the same day tested positive. The CHP has announced the case details of the above-mentioned three cases yesterday (www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/05/P2022010500820.htm).
After comparing the genetic sequencing, it was confirmed by the PHLSB that the genomes of the case 12767 were identical to the genomes of an imported case earlier (case 12676). Case 12767 is thus reclassified from a local case with unknown sources to epidemiologically linked with imported case.
Moreover, earlier investigation of the CHP revealed that nine close contacts of case 12754 boarded the cruise ship “Spectrum of the Seas” on January 2 which embarked on a “cruise-to-nowhere”. The CHP has immediately requested the cruise ship to return earlier than scheduled. After the cruise ship arrived and docked yesterday morning, the CHP immediately arranged testing for the passengers and crew on board, totaling 3700 people. Their test results were all negative. Also, the CHP has arranged the nine close contacts and their three household contacts who also boarded the cruise ship to undergo quarantine at a quarantine centre for 21 days, as well as another 18 close contacts of them on the cruise ship to undergo quarantine at a quarantine centre for four days. No one tested positive so far. For prudence’s sake, the cruise ship is included in a compulsory testing notice (CTN). Specified persons who had been on board the cruise ship at specified periods need to undergo compulsory testing yesterday and tomorrow.
A total of 250 cases tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus have been reported in the past 14 days (December 23, 2021, to January 5, 2022). Thirteen of them are epidemiologically linked with imported cases/possibly import-related cases, while the rest are imported cases.
Meanwhile, the whole genome sequencing analysis of cases announced earlier conducted by the PHLSB confirmed that cases 12630 to 12632, 12634 to 12636, 12638 to 12648, 12650 to 12652, 12655, 12674 to 12677 and 12726 all carried the Variant of Concern Omicron. Together with the aforementioned cases, there are so far 140 cases involving Omicron in Hong Kong.
Also, as the passenger flight (RA409) operated by Nepal Airlines arriving in Hong Kong from Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 4, 2022 and the passenger flight (CX922) operated by Cathay Pacific arriving in Hong Kong from Cebu, the Philippines, on January 4, 2022, each had five passengers who tested positive upon arrival, the DH thus invoked the Prevention and Control of Disease (Regulation of Cross-boundary Conveyances and Travellers) Regulation (Cap. 599H) to prohibit the landing of passenger flights in Hong Kong from Kathmandu operated by Nepal Airlines and from Cebu operated by Cathay Pacific from January 6 to 19, 2022.
According to the testing and quarantine arrangements for cases with mutant strains, the CHP reminded that persons who resided or worked within the same building as the residence of relevant cases will be subject to compulsory testing on specified dates in accordance with the announcement by the DH. They will also be required to undergo self-monitoring until the 21st day (see the details of the buildings and dates of testing at www.coronavirus.gov.hk/pdf/CTN_Specified_premises_and_Dates_of_Testing.pdf).
Specified persons in relation to the following specified premises are also reminded to undergo compulsory testing in accordance with the CTN tomorrow (January 7):
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Housing Authority:
The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA)’s Subsidised Housing Committee (SHC) today (January 6) approved the provisional average selling prices and sales arrangements for the “Sale of Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme (GSH) Flats 2022” (GSH 2022) as well as the sales arrangements for any unsold and rescinded GSH flats of Ching Fu Court and Dip Tsui Court (the Unsold GSH flats).
GSH 2022
It is expected that applications for GSH 2022 will be invited in the third quarter to the fourth quarter of 2022, with balloting in the fourth quarter and flat selection starting in late 2022 or early 2023. The application fee for GSH 2022 will be $250.
Flats for sale
The following projects will be offered for sale under GSH 2022, providing a total of 4 693 flats (details are set out in the Annex):
(a) 776 flats in Ching Tao Court, Fanling;
(b) 2 021 flats in Ko Wang Court, Yau Tong; and
(c) 1 896 flats in Kam Pak Court, Ma On Shan.
Price
Under the prevailing pricing mechanism, GSH flats will be sold at a discount of 10 per cent more than that determined for the preceding Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) sale exercise.
“Based on the provisional discount rate for HOS 2022 at 49 per cent as approved by the SHC today, the SHC also approved provisionally setting the average selling prices of the 4 693 new GSH flats for sale under GSH 2022 at a 59 per cent discount from the assessed market values,” a spokesman for the HA said.
By applying a provisional discount of 59 per cent from the assessed market values, the provisional selling prices of flats in Ching Tao Court range from about $1.17 million to about $2.29 million; the provisional selling prices of flats in Ko Wang Court range from about $0.88 million to about $2.86 million; and the provisional selling prices of flats in Kam Pak Court range from about $0.79 million to about $2.73 million.
“We will re-assess the market values of the three new GSH developments and adopt the finalised GSH discount to finalise the average selling prices for these GSH developments before the launch of application,” the spokesman said.
Eligibility
Eligible Green Formers are eligible to apply under this sale exercise.
“Valid Green Form applicants under HOS 2022 who indicate in the application form their consent to carry over their applications to the next subsidised sale flat (SSF) sale exercise and fulfil the application eligibility of GSH 2022 will be automatically included under GSH 2022 and do not need to submit applications nor pay the application fee again,” the spokesman said.
“However, if they wish to apply for GSH 2022 in a household category different from that for HOS 2022 which may affect their priority for flat selection, they are required to inform the HA in writing during the application period of GSH 2022. Moreover, if they have successfully purchased a flat under HOS 2022 (flat selection scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of 2022), their application for GSH 2022 will be cancelled automatically,” the spokesman said.
“We will notify valid applicants in writing that their HOS 2022 applications have been carried over to GSH 2022 and provide them with the GSH 2022 application numbers (for online application, such notification will be sent to the applicants by email) before application commences. If an applicant submits the application for GSH 2022 again, his/her application will be regarded as duplicated. If duplicated applications are found, for whatever reason, the HA will cancel all related applications,” the spokesman said.
Priority for flat selection
The SHC decided to follow the established arrangement, i.e. flat selection order of eligible applicants under GSH 2022 will be determined by the application category, quota allocation and ballot results.
“A quota of 1 400 GSH flats will be set aside for Green Form (GF) family applicants applying under the Priority Scheme for Families with Elderly Members (Priority Elderly Scheme) who have priority over other family applicants. If families applying under the Priority Elderly Scheme fail to obtain a quota, they will still have an opportunity to purchase under the GF ‘Other Families’ category. On the other hand, any unused quota for the Priority Elderly Scheme will be allocated to the GF ‘Other Families’ category,” the spokesman said.
“To enable a reasonable chance for one-person applicants to purchase, the SHC agreed to set aside 500 GSH flats for this category. Following the established arrangement, GF one-person applicants will be allowed to buy any 500 remaining GSH flats after family applicants have selected flats, irrespective of the flat sizes. In case the quota of 500 GSH flats are not fully consumed after the list of one-person applicants is exhausted, all the remaining flats will be allocated back to the GF ‘Other Families’ category,” the spokesman said.
Alienation restrictions
The new GSH flats put up for sale under GSH 2022 will be subject to the revised alienation restrictions as endorsed by the SHC today.
Publicity
Doll houses and virtual videos of typical flats and building models for the three new GSH developments, exhibition panels and other information on the GSH developments will be provided at the GSH Sales Office in Kwun Tong and on the HA/Housing Department’s (HD) designated websites starting seven days before the commencement and up to the end of the application period. At the same time, sales booklets for the GSH flats providing sales arrangements and basic information of the developments will be made available to the public. Sales brochures for the GSH flats covering greater details of the developments and price lists will be available for public collection and viewing on the HA’s and HD’s designated website starting seven days before commencement of the flat selection period.
The HA will continue to provide online applications, including e-applications, e-payments and e-notifications, in addition to the paper submission channels for GSH 2022.
Special arrangement for sale of unsold and rescinded flats of Ching Fu Court and Dip Tsui Court
The SHC endorsed that on completion of GSH 2020/21, any remaining flats from Ching Fu Court and Dip Tsui Court (including unsold and rescinded flats) will be put up for sale to eligible Public Rental Housing (PRH) applicants using the annual Express Flat Allocation Scheme (EFAS) exercise as the platform. The selling prices of these flats will be maintained at the GSH 2020/21 level.
Under GSH 2019, there were about 500 unsold and rescinded flats from Ching Fu Court and Dip Tsui Court. These flats are offered for sale for the second time to eligible Green Form applicants under GSH 2020/21. Saleable areas of these flats range from about 17.4 to 17.6 square metres (about 187 to 189 square feet) with selling prices ranging from about $820,000 to about $1,170,000. Since these flats are intended for Green Formers, the SHC agreed to offer any remaining flats from Ching Fu Court and Dip Tsui Court for sale to eligible PRH applicants on completion of GSH 2020/21. The exact number of flats for sale will depend on the number of flats which remain unsold or rescinded upon completion of GSH 2020/21. Estimated material dates of Ching Fu Court and Dip Tsui Court are May 31, 2023, and September 30, 2022, respectively.
PRH applicants eligible for EFAS 2022 (i.e. PRH applicants who hold a valid PRH application with registration date (or equivalent date of registration as appropriate) falling on or before March 31, 2021, and fulfilling other criteria of EFAS) will be invited to submit applications. They will be allowed to choose to apply for EFAS, or apply to buy a flat in Ching Fu Court or Dip Tsui Court, or apply for both.
Applicants who choose to apply to buy a flat in Ching Fu Court or Dip Tsui Court are required to pay a one-off and non-refundable fee of $250. Online application (including e-application and e-notification) will be provided in addition to the paper submission channels (paper form, either in person or by post).
Selection priority will follow the established order of priority for flat selection under EFAS, i.e. according to the relevant registration number (or equivalent registration number) sequence for General Applicants and according to the points for applicants under the Quota and Points System.
Applications will be invited in the third quarter of 2022 with flat selections to commence from the fourth quarter of 2022.
Sales leaflets, exhibition panels and other information on the two GSH developments will be provided during the application stage. Sales brochures covering greater details on the two GSH developments and price lists will be provided during the flat selection stage. read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Housing Authority:
The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA)’s Subsidised Housing Committee (SHC) today (January 6) approved the provisional average selling prices and sales arrangements for the “Sale of Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme (GSH) Flats 2022” (GSH 2022) as well as the sales arrangements for any unsold and rescinded GSH flats of Ching Fu Court and Dip Tsui Court (the Unsold GSH flats).
GSH 2022
It is expected that applications for GSH 2022 will be invited in the third quarter to the fourth quarter of 2022, with balloting in the fourth quarter and flat selection starting in late 2022 or early 2023. The application fee for GSH 2022 will be $250.
Flats for sale
The following projects will be offered for sale under GSH 2022, providing a total of 4 693 flats (details are set out in the Annex):
(a) 776 flats in Ching Tao Court, Fanling;
(b) 2 021 flats in Ko Wang Court, Yau Tong; and
(c) 1 896 flats in Kam Pak Court, Ma On Shan.
Price
Under the prevailing pricing mechanism, GSH flats will be sold at a discount of 10 per cent more than that determined for the preceding Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) sale exercise.
“Based on the provisional discount rate for HOS 2022 at 49 per cent as approved by the SHC today, the SHC also approved provisionally setting the average selling prices of the 4 693 new GSH flats for sale under GSH 2022 at a 59 per cent discount from the assessed market values,” a spokesman for the HA said.
By applying a provisional discount of 59 per cent from the assessed market values, the provisional selling prices of flats in Ching Tao Court range from about $1.17 million to about $2.29 million; the provisional selling prices of flats in Ko Wang Court range from about $0.88 million to about $2.86 million; and the provisional selling prices of flats in Kam Pak Court range from about $0.79 million to about $2.73 million.
“We will re-assess the market values of the three new GSH developments and adopt the finalised GSH discount to finalise the average selling prices for these GSH developments before the launch of application,” the spokesman said.
Eligibility
Eligible Green Formers are eligible to apply under this sale exercise.
“Valid Green Form applicants under HOS 2022 who indicate in the application form their consent to carry over their applications to the next subsidised sale flat (SSF) sale exercise and fulfil the application eligibility of GSH 2022 will be automatically included under GSH 2022 and do not need to submit applications nor pay the application fee again,” the spokesman said.
“However, if they wish to apply for GSH 2022 in a household category different from that for HOS 2022 which may affect their priority for flat selection, they are required to inform the HA in writing during the application period of GSH 2022. Moreover, if they have successfully purchased a flat under HOS 2022 (flat selection scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of 2022), their application for GSH 2022 will be cancelled automatically,” the spokesman said.
“We will notify valid applicants in writing that their HOS 2022 applications have been carried over to GSH 2022 and provide them with the GSH 2022 application numbers (for online application, such notification will be sent to the applicants by email) before application commences. If an applicant submits the application for GSH 2022 again, his/her application will be regarded as duplicated. If duplicated applications are found, for whatever reason, the HA will cancel all related applications,” the spokesman said.
Priority for flat selection
The SHC decided to follow the established arrangement, i.e. flat selection order of eligible applicants under GSH 2022 will be determined by the application category, quota allocation and ballot results.
“A quota of 1 400 GSH flats will be set aside for Green Form (GF) family applicants applying under the Priority Scheme for Families with Elderly Members (Priority Elderly Scheme) who have priority over other family applicants. If families applying under the Priority Elderly Scheme fail to obtain a quota, they will still have an opportunity to purchase under the GF ‘Other Families’ category. On the other hand, any unused quota for the Priority Elderly Scheme will be allocated to the GF ‘Other Families’ category,” the spokesman said.
“To enable a reasonable chance for one-person applicants to purchase, the SHC agreed to set aside 500 GSH flats for this category. Following the established arrangement, GF one-person applicants will be allowed to buy any 500 remaining GSH flats after family applicants have selected flats, irrespective of the flat sizes. In case the quota of 500 GSH flats are not fully consumed after the list of one-person applicants is exhausted, all the remaining flats will be allocated back to the GF ‘Other Families’ category,” the spokesman said.
Alienation restrictions
The new GSH flats put up for sale under GSH 2022 will be subject to the revised alienation restrictions as endorsed by the SHC today.
Publicity
Doll houses and virtual videos of typical flats and building models for the three new GSH developments, exhibition panels and other information on the GSH developments will be provided at the GSH Sales Office in Kwun Tong and on the HA/Housing Department’s (HD) designated websites starting seven days before the commencement and up to the end of the application period. At the same time, sales booklets for the GSH flats providing sales arrangements and basic information of the developments will be made available to the public. Sales brochures for the GSH flats covering greater details of the developments and price lists will be available for public collection and viewing on the HA’s and HD’s designated website starting seven days before commencement of the flat selection period.
The HA will continue to provide online applications, including e-applications, e-payments and e-notifications, in addition to the paper submission channels for GSH 2022.
Special arrangement for sale of unsold and rescinded flats of Ching Fu Court and Dip Tsui Court
The SHC endorsed that on completion of GSH 2020/21, any remaining flats from Ching Fu Court and Dip Tsui Court (including unsold and rescinded flats) will be put up for sale to eligible Public Rental Housing (PRH) applicants using the annual Express Flat Allocation Scheme (EFAS) exercise as the platform. The selling prices of these flats will be maintained at the GSH 2020/21 level.
Under GSH 2019, there were about 500 unsold and rescinded flats from Ching Fu Court and Dip Tsui Court. These flats are offered for sale for the second time to eligible Green Form applicants under GSH 2020/21. Saleable areas of these flats range from about 17.4 to 17.6 square metres (about 187 to 189 square feet) with selling prices ranging from about $820,000 to about $1,170,000. Since these flats are intended for Green Formers, the SHC agreed to offer any remaining flats from Ching Fu Court and Dip Tsui Court for sale to eligible PRH applicants on completion of GSH 2020/21. The exact number of flats for sale will depend on the number of flats which remain unsold or rescinded upon completion of GSH 2020/21. Estimated material dates of Ching Fu Court and Dip Tsui Court are May 31, 2023, and September 30, 2022, respectively.
PRH applicants eligible for EFAS 2022 (i.e. PRH applicants who hold a valid PRH application with registration date (or equivalent date of registration as appropriate) falling on or before March 31, 2021, and fulfilling other criteria of EFAS) will be invited to submit applications. They will be allowed to choose to apply for EFAS, or apply to buy a flat in Ching Fu Court or Dip Tsui Court, or apply for both.
Applicants who choose to apply to buy a flat in Ching Fu Court or Dip Tsui Court are required to pay a one-off and non-refundable fee of $250. Online application (including e-application and e-notification) will be provided in addition to the paper submission channels (paper form, either in person or by post).
Selection priority will follow the established order of priority for flat selection under EFAS, i.e. according to the relevant registration number (or equivalent registration number) sequence for General Applicants and according to the points for applicants under the Quota and Points System.
Applications will be invited in the third quarter of 2022 with flat selections to commence from the fourth quarter of 2022.
Sales leaflets, exhibition panels and other information on the two GSH developments will be provided during the application stage. Sales brochures covering greater details on the two GSH developments and price lists will be provided during the flat selection stage. read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Housing Authority:
The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) Subsidised Housing Committee (SHC) today (January 6) approved the provisional average selling prices and sales arrangements for the Sale of Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) Flats 2022 (HOS 2022) and the arrangements for the White Form Secondary Market Scheme (WSM) 2022, as well as the White Form (WF) income and asset limits for the two exercises.
It is expected that applications for both schemes will be invited in the first quarter of 2022, with balloting in the second quarter of 2022. Flat selection for HOS 2022 and the issuance of Approval Letters to eligible applicants under WSM 2022 are expected to start from the fourth quarter of the same year.
The application fee will be $250 for HOS 2022 only, $210 for WSM 2022 only and $460 for both.
HOS 2022
Flats for Sale
The following four categories of flats will be put up for sale under HOS 2022:
1) New HOS Flats
A total of 8 926 flats from seven new HOS developments (details are set out in Annex 1):
(a) 3 300 flats in Yu Nga Court, Tung Chung;
(b) 543 flats in Yu Tak Court, Sha Tin;
(c) 248 flats in Kei Wah Court, North Point;
(d) 495 flats in Kwun Shan Court, Ma Tau Kok;
(e) 1 906 flats in On Sau Court, Kwun Tong;
(f) 594 flats in Chiu Ming Court, Tseung Kwan O; and
(g) 1 840 flats in Kai Yan Court, Kai Tak.
2) Rescinded HOS Flats
A total of 14 rescinded flats as at November 30, 2021, from two HOS developments (Choi Wo Court and Shan Lai Court) previously put up for sale under HOS 2020 and any additional rescinded flats from these two HOS developments as identified up to about two months before the commencement of flat selection.
3) Recovered Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) Flats
Any unsold recovered TPS flats from GSH 2020/21 and flats to be chosen from among the already recovered TPS flats and TPS flats to be recovered in the coming months, up to about three months before commencement of flat selection of HOS 2022, taking into account factors such as the diversity of the TPS estates and their popularity among purchasers, flat conditions and the sales response of the recovered TPS flats under GSH 2020/21.
4) Rescinded Subsidised Sale Flats (SSFs) of the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS)
A total of 27 rescinded SSFs from three developments of the HKHS (Mount Verdant, Terrace Concerto and Greenhill Villa), which were offered for presale in 2016 and 2017.
Prices
1) New HOS Flats
2) Rescinded HOS Flats
According to the pricing policy on SSFs introduced in 2018, the discount applied to the assessed market value of HOS flats for sale is determined on the basis of the affordability benchmark that at least 75 per cent of the flats for sale are affordable to the non-owner occupier households earning a median monthly household income, assuming that they need to spend no more than 40 per cent of their monthly income on mortgage payments. The discount rate is applicable to both new HOS flats and rescinded HOS flats put up for sale/resale in the same sale exercise.
“Following the above pricing mechanism, the SHC endorsed provisionally setting the average selling prices of the 8 926 new flats for sale and any rescinded HOS flats for resale under HOS 2022 at a 49 per cent discount from the assessed market values, i.e. for sale at 51 per cent of assessed market values. The provisional selling prices of the flats of the seven new developments range from $1.24 million to $5.31 million, averaging at about $2.58 million,” a spokesman for the HA said.
He added that since the saleable areas of individual flats under HOS 2022 are yet to be finalised, the discount rate and the average selling prices as approved today are only provisional figures. “The saleable areas of individual flats for developments under HOS 2022 will be finalised tentatively in the first half of 2022. In the event that the discount rate based on the finalised saleable areas is higher than that of the provisional discount rate, the higher discount rate will be adopted. If the discount rate based on the finalised saleable areas is lower than that of the provisional discount, the discount rate will not be adjusted downwards to avoid an increase of the average selling prices,” the spokesman said.
3) Recovered TPS Flats
“The existing pricing mechanism for sale of TPS flats to sitting tenants (Adjusted Replacement Cost approach) will be adopted for sale of recovered TPS flats to Green Formers. As at November 2021, the list prices of the unsold TPS flats range from about $140,000 to $1.26 million, and the discounts range from 83 per cent to 87 per cent of assessed market values. The final price range will depend on the recovered TPS flats that will be put up for sale under HOS 2022,” the spokesman said.
4) Rescinded SSFs of the HKHS
The selling prices of these rescinded flats of the HKHS will be announced by the HKHS separately before the commencement of application.
Sales Arrangements
Joint Application with HKHS
The HA and the HKHS will conduct a joint application exercise as the latter’s 27 rescinded SSFs will be included for resale under HOS 2022. Eligible applicants only need to submit a single application and undergo one vetting process for buying HOS flats or the HKHS’s SSFs.
Priority for Flat Selection
The established order of priority for flat selection will be followed and the flat selection order of eligible applicants will be determined by the application category, quota allocation and ballot results (see Annex 2 for details).
“In other words, when it comes to an eligible applicant’s turn for flat selection under HOS 2022, he or she may select an HOS flat, a recovered TPS flat (for Green Form (GF) applicants only) or an HKHS SSF, subject to the quota arrangements and the availability of flats,” the spokesman said.
Allocation Ratio and Quota
As there has been no significant change in the proportion between GF and WF applicants, and taking into account the fact that there will be 4 693 new GSH flats for sale under GSH 2022, the SHC decided to maintain the ratio of the allocation quota between GF and WF applicants at 4:6 for HOS 2022. Following established practice, the flexibility to reallocate any remaining quota from the GF queue to the WF queue and vice versa will be maintained.
A quota of 2 700 flats will be set aside for family applicants applying under the Priority Scheme for Families with Elderly Members (Priority Elderly Scheme) who have priority over other family applicants, with GF and WF applicants each taking up 40 per cent and 60 per cent of the quota respectively. If families applying under the Priority Elderly Scheme fail to obtain a quota allocation, they will still have the opportunity to purchase under the “Other Families” category.
The SHC also agreed to set aside 900 flats for one-person applicants, with GF and WF applicants each taking up 40 per cent and 60 per cent respectively of the quota, allowing them a reasonable chance to purchase the flats. In case the quota of 900 flats and any remaining recovered TPS flats are not fully consumed after the list of one-person applicants is exhausted, the remaining flats will be allocated back to the “Other Families” category.
Alienation Restrictions
The new HOS flats put up for sale under HOS 2022 will be subject to the revised alienation restrictions as endorsed by the SHC today.
The rescinded HOS flats of Choi Wo Court and Shan Lai Court are subject to the alienation restrictions approved by the SHC on November 16, 2018. The alienation restrictions are already stipulated in the relevant land lease documents (see the gist in Annex 3).
The HKHS’s rescinded SSFs put up for resale under HOS 2022 are subject to the alienation restrictions stipulated in the land grants of the respective SSF developments (see the gist in Annex 3).
The recovered TPS flats are subject to alienation restrictions stipulated in the Schedule to the Housing Ordinance (Cap. 283) (see the gist in Annex 3).
Publicity Arrangements
Doll houses and virtual videos of typical flats and building models/artists’ impressions on the new HOS developments, exhibition panels and other information on the HOS developments and TPS estates, as well as photos of the interior of samples of recovered TPS flats, will be provided at the HA Customer Service Centre at Lok Fu and on the HA/Housing Department’s designated websites starting seven days before the commencement and up to the end of the application period. At the same time, sales booklets for new HOS flats (and sales leaflets for rescinded HOS flats and recovered TPS flats) providing details of sales arrangements and basic information of the developments/estates will also be made available to the public.
Sales brochures for new and rescinded HOS flats (and sales pamphlets for recovered TPS flats) covering greater details of the developments/estates and price lists will be available for public collection and viewing on the HA/HD’s designated websites starting seven days before the commencement of the flat selection period. During the flat selection period, photos and video clips of the interiors of all the recovered TPS flats for sale will be provided at the HA Customer Service Centre at Lok Fu and on the HA/HD’s designated websites.
Online Application
“We will continue to provide online application (including e-application, e-payment and e-notification), in addition to the paper submission channels (paper form, either in person or by post) for HOS 2022 and WSM 2022. The carry-over application arrangement will also continue in HOS 2022 under which GF applicants of HOS 2022 may opt to participate in the next SSF exercise without having to submit a separate application and pay the application fee for that next SSF exercise,” the spokesman said.
WSM 2022
Taking into account the persistent strong demand from WF applicants under WSM 2020, the SHC decided to maintain the quota for WSM 2022 at 4 500, and the allocation ratio for family and one-person applicants at 9:1. The same eligibility criteria for HOS 2022, including the income and asset limits as well as restrictions on domestic property ownership, will be applicable to WSM 2022 as well.
“Similar to WSM 2020, WSM 2022 will be launched together with HOS 2022. A single application form will continue to be used to cover the two schemes. Applicants may choose to apply for HOS or WSM only or both. Separate balloting will be conducted to determine the priority for flat selection for HOS 2022 and quota allocation under WSM 2022,” the spokesman said.
WF Income and Asset Limits for HOS 2022 and WSM 2022
At today’s meeting, the SHC also reviewed the WF income and asset limits for HOS 2022 and WSM 2022 according to the established mechanism, and endorsed the WF income and asset limits at $66,000 per month and $1.85 million respectively. According to the established practice, the income and asset limits for WF one-person applicants will be set at half of the limits for family applicants, at $33,000 per month and $925,000 respectively. read more