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Corporate Plan 2001/02


Corporate Vision
Chairman's Foreword
Message from the Director
Corporate Profile
Corporate Strategies
Mid-Year Performance Review in 2000/01
New Initiatives in 2001/02 Business Plans
New Initiatives in 2001/02 Service Plans
Key Performance Indicators
Consolidated Budgets
Appendix
Corporate Profile

Housing Authority
 
1.1 The housing policies in both the public and private sectors at the macro level are formulated and monitored by the Housing Bureau. The overall objective is to achieve better housing for all, through an adequate supply of affordable housing for ownership or rent.

1.2 Within the Government's overall policy framework, the Housing Authority (HA) determines and implements public housing policies. Apart from planning and building public housing for rent and sale, it also manages Public Rental Housing (PRH) estates, Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) courts, Interim Housing (IH) estates, transit centres, flatted factories, and ancillary commercial and non-domestic facilities. It also administers sales under the Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS) and offers loans under the Home Purchase Loan Scheme (HPLS). In addition, it acts as the Government's agent for clearing land, preventing squatting and implementing improvements in squatter areas.

1.3 Since commencement of the public housing programme in 1954, the scale and magnitude of the public housing sector have grown tremendously. So far, the HA has


 provided 632 100[1] PRH flats for 581 900 households, representing 30% of Hong Kong's total population;

contributed about one-third to the overall home ownership rate (currently at 54%) through various subsidized home ownership schemes, including
 
- 278 800 flats under HOS/PSPS;
- 5 700 flats under Mortgage Subsidy Scheme (MSS)/Buy-or-Rent Option (BRO);
- 49 800 flats under Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS);
- 39 400 loans under HPLS;

provided 2.21 million m2 commercial and non-domestic premises or 15% of the territory's total retail space, and 86 500 carparks.
 
Note [1] : Excluding sold TPS flats.
 
Home Ownership Rate (HOR)
Chart: Home Ownershp Rate(HOR) 1997/98 50% 98/99 51% 99/00 53% 00/01 55% 01/02 57% Home Ownership Rate Contributed by Public Sector 1997/98 12% 98/99 14% 99/00 16% 00/01 18% 01/02 20%

1.4 The HA has contributed remarkably in meeting the public housing needs of Hong Kong throughout the 1990s. A trend analysis on its performance in key areas is at Appendix.

1.5 The HA comprises 4 official and 25 unofficial members who are appointed by the Chief Executive for a term of two years, subject to re-appointment. It determines and oversees the implementation of public housing policies. To facilitate its operations, eight standing committees have been formed to discharge businesses in specified areas.

1.6 The policies set by the HA and its standing committees are implemented by the Housing Department (HD) which has a strength of 13 470 staff[2]. While most of the HD staff are civil servants, about 1 140 are HA contract staff.

Chart: There are eight Standing Committees under the Housing Authority They include : 1. Strategic Planning Committee, 2. Building Committee, 3. Rental Housing Committee, 4. Commercial Properties Committee, 5. Home Ownership Committee, 6. Finance Committee, 7. Human Resources Committee, 8. Complaints Committee
 
Note [2] : Position as at 30 November 2000.


Housing Department
 
1.7 The structure of the HD mirrors that of the HA. It operates along business lines and is divided into four business branches and two cross-business supporting services branches. Each of these branches is headed by a business director who is responsible for developing and overseeing daily operation of his business, setting service goals and performance standards, and monitoring resources allocation within his branch. In addition, the two supporting services branches provide internal corporate support and offer advice on major policy areas and key cross-business strategic issues.

1.8 Within the HD, the Executive Board, chaired by the Director of Housing, is the management board to set overall strategies, clear policies and monitor business performance.

Chart: Organization and Strength of the Housing Department
 
Note [3] : Director's Office includes Technical Audit Unit, Internal Audit Section, Lift Ordinance Enforcement Unit and Independent Checking Unit. The latter was established on 15 November 2000.

Note [4] : Including 1 018 staff responsible for squatter control and land clearance duties as Government's agent.


Corporate Planning Cycle
 
1.9 To facilitate forward planning and management control, the HA has developed a corporate planning cycle for mapping out its strategies since 1997. At the outset, a strategic plan is drawn up by the Strategic Planning Committee to set out the corporate objectives and key initiatives for the forthcoming financial year. Having regard to the strategic plan, Business Directors will work out their business/service plans which set out key programmes, new initiatives, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and operating budgets. Towards the end of the planning cycle, a corporate plan will be published which summarizes HA's key strategies and activities in the year.

Chart: HA Corporate Planning Cycle

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