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Definition of Green Form Applicants

Subject to detailed eligibility criteria on age, family composition and residence rule, etc., to be announced by the HA prior to the launch of each sales phase, the following groups should be eligible for applying on Green Form (GF) status:

(a)

public rental housing (PRH) tenants;

(b)

specific groups with established eligibility for allocation of PRH flats^(Note), including -

(i)		successful Waiting List applicants whose eligibility for PRH has been established and who are due for allocation of PRH within one year;
(ii)		clearees and disaster victims with PRH eligibility;
(iii)		successful applicants of the Civil Service Public Housing Quota (CSPHQ) who opt for GF eligibility to buy subsidised home ownership flats in lieu of PRH;
(iv)		PRH tenants' splitting / divorce cases with PRH eligibility;
(v)		Urban Renewal Authority clearees (displaced tenants with PRH eligibility)
(vi)		recipients of the Rent Allowance for the Elderly Scheme; and
(vii)		staff of the Estate Assistant grade of the Housing Department holding a valid Letter of Assurance issued by the department.

(Note : The groups from (i) to (v) who opt for buying the Housing Authority's subsidised home ownership scheme flats under GF category in lieu of allocation of PRH will be issued with Green Form Certificates on application.)

Definition of White Form Applicants

Subject to detailed eligibility criteria on age, family composition, residence rule etc., income and asset limits and property ownership restriction to be announced by the HA prior to the launch of each sales phase, the following groups should be eligible for applying on White Form (WF) status:

	(a)	households living in private housing;
	(b)	family members living in PRH or any subsidised housing scheme units; and
	(c)	owners of Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) flats within 10 years from date of assignment, who can apply by using WF but will be exempted from income and asset limits and domestic property ownership restriction, on the condition that they will sell the TPS flats within three months from signing of the agreement for sale and purchase of the surplus HOS flats, or such extended period as may be granted.