General Sales Information (GSH) | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department

A total of 857 new GSH flats , rescinded or unsold flats which were first put up for sale under GSH 2022 and GSH 2024, and a new batch of recovered Tenants Purchase Scheme flats are put up for sale.

Streamlined Application Arrangement

To streamline application procedures and for the convenience of Green Form (GF) applicants, HOS 2025 launches together with GSH 2025.

GF applicants may apply for:

Both HOS 2025 (Green Form) and GSH 2025 ; or
GSH 2025 only ; or
HOS 2025 (Green Form) only

Application fee

The application fee of GSH 2025 is HK$350.
The application fee of HOS 2025 (Green Form) is HK$350.
The application fee for HOS 2025 (Green Form) and GSH 2025 is HK$350 in total.

Flat Allocation and Priority for Flat Selection

A total of 857 new GSH flats are put up for sale under GSH 2025. The HA sets a quota of about 40% flats of new GSH development for family applicants applying under the “Priority Scheme for Families with Elderly Members” and “Families with Newborns Flat Selection Priority Scheme”, i.e. total of 350 GSH flats. The HA also sets a quota of about 10% flats, i.e. total of 100 GSH flats for one-person applicants. These quotas set only apply to new GSH flats. When the quota of flats for a relevant application category is exhausted, the HA will invite applicants under the next application category for flat selection.

Once the quota set for the “Priority Scheme for Families with Elderly Members” and “Families with Newborns Flat Selection Priority Scheme” category is exhausted, applicants under "Other Family Applicants" category will be invited for flat selection. If families applying under the “Priority Scheme for Families with Elderly Members” and/or “Families with Newborns Flat Selection Priority Scheme” category fail to obtain a quota, they would still have the opportunity to purchase under the “Other Family Applicants” category. If the quota has not been fully consumed after all family applicants applying under the “Priority Scheme for Families with Elderly Members” and/or “Families with Newborns Flat Selection Priority Scheme” category have been invited for flat selection, any unused quota will be carried forward to the “Other Family Applicants” category. If a family applicant under the “Priority Scheme for Families with Elderly Members” and/or “Families with Newborns Flat Selection Priority Scheme” category has successfully selected a GSH flat and signed the ASP of a GSH flat, the relevant quota will be treated as consumed. Any GSH flat quota released due to later rescission of the ASP of a GSH flat from this application category will not be allocated back to another applicant under the “Priority Scheme for Families with Elderly Members” and/or “Families with Newborns Flat Selection Priority Scheme” category.

When there are only 100 GSH flats remaining for selection (i.e. 100 GSH flats reserved for one-person applicants) or when the list of “Other Family Applicants” category is exhausted (whichever is earlier), one-person applicants will be invited for flat selection and they are allowed to buy any remaining flats, irrespective of flat size. In case there are remaining GSH flats and recovered TPS flats are not fully consumed after the list of one-person applicants is exhausted, all the remaining flats will be allocated back to the family applicants who have not been invited for flat selection under the “Other Family Applicants” category. If a one-person applicant has successfully selected a GSH flat and signed the ASP for a GSH flat, the relevant reserved flat will be treated as taken up. Any GSH flat(s) quota released due to later rescission of the ASP of a GSH flat from this application category will not be allocated back to one-person applicant category. The rescinded flat will be allocated back to applicants under “Other Family Applicants” category for selection according to their priority order.

Upon completion of the relevant procedures for cancellation of the ASP of a GSH flat/ recovered TPS flat by the HA, the rescinded flat will be released for selection by applicants on the next flat selection day according to the order of flat selection priority.

The flat selection order of different categories of applicants is as follows:

Priority	Category of Applicants
1.	Family applicants living in PRH estates who are affected by HA’s announced clearance programme(s) and where the target clearance date(s) is/are after the launch date (application commencement date) of this sale exercise (note 1); and any clearance programme(s) announced before the application commencement date of this sale exercise
2.	Family applicants applying under the Priority Scheme for Families with Elderly Members and Families with Newborns Flat Selection Priority Scheme
3.	Other family applicants
4.	One-person applicants living in PRH estates who are affected by HA’s announced clearance programme(s) and where the target clearance date(s) is/are after the launch date (application commencement date) of this sale exercise (note 1); and any clearance programme(s) announced before the application commencement date of this sale exercise
5.	Other one-person applicants

Note 1: For family or one-person applicants who are living in Wah On House, Wah Lok House, Wah Cheong House, Wah Tai House and Wah Kin House of Wah Fu Estate; Pik Hoi House, Kam Pik House and Tan Fung House of Choi Hung Estate; Geranium House and Narcissus House of Ma Tau Wai Estate; and Sai Wan Estate or affected by the HA’s announced clearance programme(s) before the application commencement date of GSH 2025.

All family applicants and one-person applicants will be allocated an ordinary order of priority for flat selection randomly generated by computer according to the ballot result. Family applicants who join the “Priority Scheme for Families with Elderly Members” and/or “Families with Newborns Flat Selection Priority Scheme” will be allocated an additional order of priority for flat selection randomly generated by computer according to the ballot result, i.e. a total of two orders of priority will be allocated to them.

The HA will invite eligible applicants of different categories for flat selection according to the order of priority as stated in above. Family or one-person applicants who are affected by the HA’s announced clearance programme are allowed to select flats before family or one-person applicants of other categories respectively.

If family applicants who join the “Priority Scheme for Families with Elderly Members” and/or “Families with Newborns Flat Selection Priority Scheme” fail to purchase a flat under the quota of that application category, the HA will invite them for flat selection again when their order of priority under the “Other Family” turns up, provided that flats are available for selection under that category.

Since Flat Selection Notification is sent out before the flat selection date, the HA and the HD do not guarantee that flats will be available for selection by the time the applicants show up at the appointed time. If the allocated quotas/flats for their application category have been exhausted/ sold out, the flat selection appointment arranged for them will be withheld. The application fee paid will not be refunded and cannot be transferred. Please pay attention to the latest sale status.

Flat allocation and priority for flat selection are subject to relevant sales arrangements issued by the HA from time to time. In case of dispute, the HA’s decision shall be final.

Extra Ballot Number

An extra ballot number will be allocated to applicants who failed to purchase a GSH flat in the last two consecutive GSH sale exercises (i.e. "GSH 2023" and "GSH 2024");
Including those who were invited for flat selection but failed to purchase a flat eventually as well as those who did not get a chance for flat selection;
On the basis that all such applications were made by the same applicant;
If any person who was not an applicant but just a family member listed in the application form in the last two consecutive GSH sale exercises, he/ she will not be eligible for the extra ballot number;
Extra ballot numbers will not be allocated to applicants whose applications were cancelled by HA in any of the last two consecutive GSH sales exercises.

Alienation Restrictions

The flat shall not be assigned by the purchaser to any other person or organisation before executing the Deed of Assignment. If a purchaser requests for cancelling the ASP where the HA agrees to the same, the HA shall be entitled to retain a sum equivalent to 5% of the purchase price as consideration for his agreeing to cancel the ASP. Besides, the cancellation of the ASP is subject to the provisions of the ASP including the purchaser being required to pay or reimburse the HA for all legal costs, charges and disbursements (including stamp duty (if any) and registration fee) in connection with or arising from the cancellation of the ASP.

The following alienation restrictions are only applicable to the purchasers of a GSH flat at Shing Chi Court:

A purchaser who wishes to assign or let the GSH flat after becoming an owner of a flat at Shing Chi Court sold under this sale exercise will be subject to the terms of the Deed of Assignment and the terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Government lease. The HA will not buy back or nominate a buyer (except HOS Secondary Market) to buy the above flats, and the following alienation restrictions will apply to the owners of the above flats:


	Alienation Restrictions
Within the first five years from the date of the first Deed of Assignment of the flat from the HA to an owner (the first assignment):	The owner has to sell the flat in the HOS Secondary Market to a Green Form buyer nominated by the HA without payment of premium and at a price not more than the original purchase price (Note 2) under the last Deed of Assignment of the flat from the HA to an owner (the last assignment).
From the sixth to the tenth year from the date of the first assignment:	The owner has to sell the flat in the HOS Secondary Market to a Green Form buyer nominated by the HA without payment of premium and at his/ her own negotiated price.
After ten years from the date of the first assignment:	The owner may sell the flat in the HOS Secondary Market to a Green Form buyer nominated by the HA without payment of premium and at his/ her own negotiated price. The owner may also sell or let the flat in the open market after payment of premium.

The premium which the owner is required to pay is calculated based on the prevailing market value of the flat without alienation restrictions, and the percentage difference between the original purchase price (Note 2) of the flat and its initial market value as specified in the last assignment. In other words, the premium is calculated by applying the discount of the original purchase price (Note 2) to the prevailing market value (Note 3)

The following alienation restrictions are only applicable to the purchasers of a resale GSH flat at Wang Chi Court:

A purchaser who wishes to assign or let the GSH flat after becoming an owner of a resale flat at Wang Chi Court sold under this sale exercise will be subject to the terms of the Deed of Assignment and the terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Government lease. The HA will not buy back or nominate a buyer (except HOS Secondary Market) to buy the above flats, and the following alienation restrictions will apply to the owners of the above flats:


	Alienation Restrictions
Within the first five years from the date of the first Deed of Assignment of the flat from the HA to an owner (the first assignment):	The owner has to sell the flat in the HOS Secondary Market to a Green Form buyer nominated by the HA without payment of premium and at a price not more than the original purchase price (note 2) under the last Deed of Assignment of the flat from the HA to an owner (the last assignment).
From the sixth to the fifteenth year from the date of the first assignment:	The owner has to sell the flat in the HOS Secondary Market to a Green Form buyer nominated by the HA without payment of premium and at his/ her own negotiated price.
After fifteen years from the date of the first assignment:	The owner may sell the flat in the HOS Secondary Market to a Green Form buyer nominated by the HA without payment of premium and at his/ her own negotiated price. The owner may also sell or let the flat in the open market after payment of premium.

The premium which the owner is required to pay is calculated based on the prevailing market value of the flat without alienation restrictions, and the percentage difference between the original purchase price (note 2) of the flat and its initial market value as specified in the last assignment. In other words, the premium is calculated by applying the discount of the original purchase price (note 2) to the prevailing market value (Note 3).

The following alienation restrictions are only applicable to the purchasers of a resale GSH flat at Ko Wang Court/Kam Pak Court/Ching Tao Court :

A purchaser who wishes to assign or let the GSH flat after becoming an owner of a resale GSH flat at Ko Wang Court/Kam Pak Court/Ching Tao Court (if any) sold under this sale exercise will be subject to the terms of the Deed of Assignment and the terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Government lease. The HA will not buy back or nominate a buyer (except HOS Secondary Market) to buy the above flats, and the following alienation restrictions will apply to the owners of the above flats:

	Alienation Restrictions
Within the first five years from the date of the first Deed of Assignment of the flat from the HA to an owner (the first assignment):	The owner has to sell the flat in the HOS Secondary Market to a Green Form Buyer nominated by the HA without payment of premium and at a price not more than the original purchase price (note 4) under the first assignment.
From the sixth to the fifteenth year from the date of the first assignment:	The owner has to sell the flat in the HOS Secondary Market to a Green Form buyer nominated by the HA without payment of premium and at his/ her own negotiated price.
After fifteen years from the date of the first assignment:	The owner may sell the flat in the HOS Secondary Market to a Green Form buyer nominated by the HA without payment of premium and at his/ her own negotiated price. The owner may also sell or let the flat in the open market after payment of premium.

The premium which the owner is required to pay is calculated based on the prevailing market value of the flat without alienation restrictions, and the percentage difference between the original purchase price (note 4) of the flat and its initial market value as specified in the first assignment. In other words, the premium is calculated by applying the discount of the original purchase price (note 4) to the prevailing market value (Note 3).

The following alienation restrictions are only applicable to the purchasers of a recovered TPS flat:

A purchaser who wishes to assign or let the recovered TPS flat after becoming an owner under this sale exercise as per the Deed of Assignment will be subject to the terms of the Deed of Assignment and the provisions in the Housing Ordinance (Cap. 283) and its subsequent amendments. The following alienation restrictions will apply to the owners:


	Alienation Restrictions
Within the first two years from the Date of First Assignment (Note 5):	The owner may sell the flat back to the HA at the purchase price specified in the Deed of Assignment.
Between the third to the fifth year from the Date of First Assignment:	The owner may sell the flat back to the HA at the buyback price to be assessed by the HA, which is the assessed market value at the time of offer deducting the original purchase discount. If the HA declines to accept the buyback application, the owner may sell or let the flat in the open market subject to the payment of a premium to the HA. The owner may also sell the flat to an eligible purchaser in the HOS Secondary Market without payment of a premium to the HA and at his/her own negotiated price.
After five years from the Date of First Assignment:	The owner may sell or let the flat in the open market subject to payment of a premium to the HA. The owner may also sell the flat to an eligible purchaser in the HOS Secondary Market without payment of a premium to the HA and at his/her own negotiated price.

Upon receipt of an application of offer to sell to the HA, the HA reserves the right to accept the assignment of the recovered TPS flat to the HA or to decline the offer in accordance with the prevailing policy. Under the current policy, the HA will not accept any application/ offer to sell a recovered TPS flat back to the HA from an owner after 5-year alienation restrictions period from the Date of First Assignment.

Note 2: Original purchase price is equal to the sale price and means the price of the flat as specified in the last assignment.
Note 3: The details of calculation of premium will be subject to the terms of the Deed of Assignment and the terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Government lease.
Note 4: Original purchase price is equal to the sale price and means the price of the flat as specified in the first assignment.
Note 5: The Date of First Assignment refers to the date of the first Deed of Assignment of a particular TPS flat from the HA to a purchaser.