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Shops & Stalls

The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) owns a vast portfolio of shopping centres providing enormous business opportunities. Any adult or company (private companies or public organisations) may lease commercial premises through the following methods. Leases are normally granted for a fixed term of three years.

Methods of Letting


1. By Tender
Most of our commercial premises are let by tender:
(a) Open Rental Tender - for ordinary shops and shopstalls. Tender notices will be published in leading newspapers every Friday. Alternatively, you may click here for details.
(b) Open Instant Tender - tenders for commercial premises are invited with predetermined upset rent and trade. The tenancy will be granted to the highest bidder.
(c) Premium Tender - on behalf of sitting commercial tenants of premises attached with reletting right
(d) Restricted Instant Tender - for eligible persons affected by comprehensive redevelopment programme
 
You may call 2607 8866 or 2711 5138 for details on open tenders.
 
2. By Direct Allocation
Certain premises are directly allocated on application and may be used as:
(a) Government offices
(b) Storerooms
(c) Office accommodation for members of the Executive and Legislative Councils and District Councils
 
3. By Negotiation
Selected commercial premises are offered for lease by negotiation subject to compliance with the basic criteria as follows:
*(a) where the amount of space to be leased exceeds 250 square metres or (for non-factory premises) where the type of trade can attract more customers to the shopping centre, or can provide a desirable facility for residents; or
*(b) where the vacant premises concerned have failed to attract suitable bidders in at least one open tender exercise; or
*(c) where an attraction is offered by the brand name under which the premises are to be operated, or by the tenant's ability to develop his / her business through substantial promotional activities, which will enhance the trading potential of the shopping centre; or
*(d) where a sitting tenant has demonstrated his capability for expansion of his business.
#(e) where an individual or company has demonstrated adequate financial resources and management capability in non-retail sectors to demonstrate capability for successful management of a retail outlet.
 
*Note 1: Regarding the existing conditions of the prospective tenant, in addition to compliance with one or more of the above criteria, the standard of fitting-out and shop display of the existing outlets must be of high standard, and suitable as an anchor tenant in a shopping centre.
 
#Note 2: Applicant would normally be expected to show:
a minimum of five years' successful operation of a business;
employment of not less than ten staff;
personal involvement in a managerial capacity;
financial resources adequate to sustain a retail operation of the size proposed, i.e. to cover payment of deposit, fitting out and decoration costs, and overheads including rent for six months.
 
For enquiries, please contact:
Non-Domestic (Headquarters) Management Unit
Estate Management Division
Hong Kong Housing Authority Customer Service Centre
Podium Level 1
3 Wang Tau Hom South Road
Kowloon
Hong Kong

Tel: 2711 5138
 
Sitting commercial tenants may also negotiate for new tenancies for business expansion. They are welcome to approach respective housing estate or shopping centre offices for details.

Information is for reference only and subject to change without prior notice.
 
Enhanced Marking Scheme for Commercial Properties

To enhance environmental hygiene of its commercial properties, the Housing Authority (HA) has extended the Marking Scheme to cover all shopping centres, shops, shopstalls and cooked food stalls.

The scheme, which took effect on 1 October 2006 with a two-week grace period, targets at misdeeds that have adverse effects on environmental hygiene. Penalty points will be allotted according to the degree of seriousness of misdeeds. Points allotted will be held valid for a period of two years and will be cleared only upon expiry of the validity period. The tenants will be alerted once the accrued points reached 10. Action for tenancy termination by the HA will be triggered off when the marks accumulate to 16.

The scheduled misdeeds and the points to be allotted are as below :

   Misdeeds
  		 Points
(a) Unauthorised sale of cooked food / operation of food factory.#
 		 7
(b) Denying the HD staff or staff representing HD entry for inspection or repairs.*
 		 7
(c) Disposing of trade refuse / junk / rubbish indiscriminately in public areas.
 		 5
(d) Accumulating refuse / wastes inside the leased premises, creating offensive smell and hygienic nuisance.
 		 5
(e) Unauthorised tapping / improper use of water from HA's water points
 		 5
(f) Causing obstruction in the public areas.*
 		 3
(g) Deposit of paraphernalia indiscriminately atop the shopstall.*
 		 3
(h) Causing blockage of floor drain and refusing to take timely remedial action.*
 		 3
(i) Overspill of exclusively used grease trap.*
 		 3

# Penalty points will be allotted against partial change / operation on a small scale in addition to the designated trade. Tenancy enforcement action against unauthorized change of trade that totally deviated from the designated trade will be taken in accordance with the terms of the tenancy agreement.
* Warning will be given to the tenant before allotting points under this misdeed.
 
Remarks: The scheme is not applicable to markets let to single operators, i.e. Single Operator Markets (SOMs). SOMs have to observe the obligations stipulated in their leasing agreements with the Housing Authority.

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Last revision date: 29 September 2006