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Code on Access to Information

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The Housing Department has designated an Access to Information Officer who is responsible for ensuring that requests for access to information under the Code on Access to Information are properly dealt with in accordance with the specified procedures.

Requests for information or records held by the Department may be made by letter or application form obtainable from the Housing Department Library, all Housing Information Centres and all Estate Offices. Applications should be addressed to :

Access to Information Officer
Housing Department
Housing Authority Headquarters
33 Fat Kwong Street
Ho Man Tin
Kowloon
Hong Kong

The following information is available at the Housing Department Library :-

a) Organization Chart and Distribution of Business of Housing Department
b) A list of records by category held by the Department
c) A list of information either published or otherwise made available, whether free or on payment.


Where possible information will be made available within 10 days of receipt of a written request. If that is not possible the applicant will be so advised by an interim reply within 10 days of receipt of the request. The target response time will then be 21 days from receipt of the request. The maximum response time under exceptional circumstances should not normally exceed 51 days from date of receipt of a request.

Other than publications which are available free of charge, or at cost specified, the following photocopying charge will be levied :

Photocopy black and white on A3 or A4 size paper with or without enlarging HK$1.00 per photocopy unless otherwise stated.

Additional fee $39 may be levied on a document if searching and retrieval efforts are involved.

( Note : the above charge is subject to revision from time to time.)












For enquiries, please contact our Access to Information Officer at 2761 6018 during office hours. (Fax: 2711 4111)

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Last revision date: 15 July 2008