Housing in Figures


Year 2002

	1.	Mid-year Population figures are supplied by Census & Statistics Department (C&SD). Population figures before 1996 were compiled using the "extended de facto" approach. Population figures since 1996 were compiled using the "resident population" approach. Notwithstanding the change, the revised figures are broadly comparable with those of earlier years. As for Distribution of Population by Type of Housing, figures on public rental flats are compiled from administrative records of the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) and the Hong Kong Housing Society (HS). Figures on the rest of housing types are derived from the General Household Survey (GHS) conducted by C&SD, which covers the land-based noninstitutional population of Hong Kong.
	2.	The proportion of population in Public Permanent Housing includes those in (i) public rental housing (PRH) flats and interim housing provided by HA; (ii) public rental housing flats provided by HS; (iii) HA subsidized sale flats sold under the Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS); (iv) HA subsidized sale flats under the Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Middle Income Housing Scheme (MIHS), Buy or Rent Option Scheme (BRO) and Mortgage Subsidy Scheme (MSS); and (v) HS subsidized sale flats under the Flat-For-Sale Scheme (FFSS) and Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS). However, prior to 1st Quarter 1998, all population and household figures for the HS subsidized sale flats in (v) above were classified under private permanent housing as they were not separately identifiable under the old GHS system. From 1st Quarter 2002 onwards, HOS/MIHS/PSPS/FFSS/SCHS flats that can be traded in open market (i.e. flats sold prior to HOS Phase 3B or flats having paid off premia) are classified as private permanent housing and are excluded from subsidized sale flats.
	3.	Private Permanent Housing includes (i) private flats built mainly for residential purposes; (ii) HS Urban Improvement Scheme flats; (iii) rental flats of Hong Kong Settlers Housing Corporation Limited; (iv) staff quarters purposely built/provided by government, hospitals, private companies, etc.; (v) villas, bungalows/modern village houses; and (vi) simple stone structures. From 1st Quarter 2002 onwards, HOS/MIHS/PSPS/FFSS/SCHS flats that can be traded in the open market are also included.
	4.	Public Temporary Housing includes HA cottage areas and temporary housing areas. Private Temporary Housing includes roof-top structures, contractor's matsheds, nissen huts, huts and places not intended for residential purposes.
	5.	Land Domestic Household figures are supplied by C&SD and cover the landbased non-institutional population of Hong Kong. The classification of public permanent housing follows that in Note 2 while the classification of private permanent housing follows that in Note 3. Data sources are the same as Distribution of Population by Type of Housing in Note 1.
	6.	Elderly Households refer to households with all household members are of age 60 or above.
	7.	Public Permanent Housing Stock figures are based on HA and HS administrative records. They cover HA and HS rental and subsidized sale flats. Please refer to Note 2 for details.
	8.	Private Permanent Housing Stock figures are based on the Register of Quarters maintained by C&SD. Please refer to Note 3 for the coverage.
	9.	Floor Area of HA rental flats and HOS/PSPS flats is expressed in internal floor area and saleable area respectively. Internal floor area refers to area of a flat measured to the internal face of the flat's enclosing and/or party walls. Saleable area refers to area of a flat measured to the external face of the flat's enclosing walls and to the centre line of the flat's party walls.
	10.	Production figures on HA PRH and HOS flats refer to new flats certified as substantially completed by the Housing Department. Figures on PSPS flats and other categories are based on occupation permits issued by the Buildings Department. The production figures of PRH include those PRH units subsequently changed to BRO/MSS units.
	11.	Production Programme is based on the Public Housing Development Programme as at December 2002 prepared by the Housing Department.
	12.	Figure for 1997/98-2001/02 refers to the actual number of households rehoused. Figure for 2002/03-2006/07 is based on the five-year Comprehensive Redevelopment Programme endorsed by HA Strategic Planning Committee in June 2002 and other redevelopment projects.
	13.	Figure for 2002/03-2006/07 is based on clearance programmes as at 31.3.2002.
	14.	Other Categories include 'emergency', 'compassionate', 'junior civil servants and pensioners' and 'transfer and relief of overcrowding'.
	15.	Home Ownership Rates refer to the proportion of occupied permanent living quarters which are owner-occupied by type of housing. These estimates are compiled from administrative records of HA and HS for public permanent housing and statistics available from various government departments for private permanent housing. For these estimates, the classification between public permanent housing and private permanent housing follows that for housing stock shown respectively in Notes 7 & 8.
	16.	Living Space is expressed in internal floor area. Please refer to Note 9 for details.
	17.	Figures on Rent of Private Flats are supplied by the Rating and Valuation Department and refer to market rent of fresh lettings of private residential flats with saleable area less than 70 sq.m.
	18.	Median Rent-to-Income Ratio is compiled from the rent and income data of rent-paying households in permanent housing (excluding HA interim housing and subsidized sale flats) obtained from GHS. Bonus and/or double pay is also counted as income.
	19.	The production and sale of HOS flats will cease indefinitely from 2003 onwards, except for a small number of unsold and returned flats which will be sold to Green Form applicants. For those HOS flats that are completed or under construction, these will be disposed of through market-friendly means.
	20.	Green Form Applicants comprise mainly HA/HS tenants and the HA prospective tenants (e.g. Waiting List applicants, clearees and disaster victims, and junior civil servants applying under the Civil Service Public Housing Quota). White Form Applicants consist of households in private housing and non-tenancy holders in public housing. To be eligible, White Form applicants must not own any domestic property and are subject to income and asset tests.
	21.	Starting from 2003, the existing Home Purchase Loan Scheme will be replaced by the new Home Assistance Loan Scheme.
	22.	Please refer to Note 20 for the eligibility criteria of Green/White Form applicants.
	23.	Price figures are annual averages. Figures on HOS/PSPS flats are compiled from HA administrative records and refer to price of flats first offered for sale during the reference periods. Figures on private flats are supplied by the Rating and Valuation Department on the basis of transactions which took place during the reference periods and have been scrutinized by the Department for stamp duty purposes. Only residential flats with saleable area less than 70 sq.m. are included.
	24.	Statistics prior to 1991 cover only land documents received for registration in the Urban Land Registry. From 1991 onwards, those in the eight New Territories Land Registries are also included.
	25.	Figures are supplied by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Government Secretariat.

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