Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department

Flats sold under the Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) / Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS) / Buy or Rent Option (BRO) / Mortgage Subsidy Scheme (MSS) and Melody Garden in the Middle Income Housing Scheme (MIH) since the launch of HOS Phase 3B in May 1982, flats sold under the Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) since launch of its first phase in 1998 and flats sold under the Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme (GSH) are subject to alienation restrictions as stipulated either in the Schedule to the Housing Ordinance (Cap. 283) or under land leases. Upon expiry of the alienation restriction period for open market or in cases where flats which are not subject to the restriction period on alienation in the HOS Secondary Market and the open market (for flats purchased under the Special Sales Exercise for Wang Fuk Court Owners (SSE) (the Flats) by former Wang Fuk Court owners and/or related parties (including any person who, after the purchase of the Flats by former Wang Fuk Court owners and/or related parties, becomes the owner of the Flats through a transfer at nil monetary consideration as approved by the Director of Housing)), they must first pay a premium to the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) for removal of the alienation restrictions before they can sell, let, assign or otherwise alienate their flats in the open market.

Please refer to the links below to view the arrangements and procedures for payment of premium for HOS (including PSPS, BRO, MSS and MIH), TPS and GSH flats. You may also download the application forms from the links below or submit an online application. The online application is only applicable to the owners who hold an activated “iAM Smart+” account with digital signing function or a valid personal digital certificate. Owners may complete and submit the online application through the HA website, GovHK or “iAM Smart” website.

• Premium payment procedures for HOS flats (PDF format)
• Premium payment procedures for TPS flats (PDF format)
• Premium payment procedures for GSH flats (PDF format)
• Application form for premium assessment (for HOS / TPS / GSH flats of which the alienation restriction period for open market has expired or not subject to the restriction period on alienation) (PDF format)
• Application form for premium assessment (for TPS flats within the alienation restriction period for open market) (PDF format)

Please click on the following link for premium statistics of HOS and TPS flats:

• Premium Statistics