The Housing Authority is a statutory body established under the Housing Ordinance (Chapter 283). Within the government's overall housing policy framework, the Housing Authority is responsible for determining and implementing public housing programmes.
Our Vision| We are the public housing provider in Hong Kong and we aim to provide safe, affordable and sustainable housing in Hong Kong. |
As the agency tasked to manage Hong Kong's public housing needs, we provide public rental housing for about 30% of Hong Kong's total population.
We have been working to ensure the implementation, maintenance and sustainability of an effective housing programme that will not only meet Hong Kong's requirements but also contribute towards a stable and happy community.
In order to achieve our vision for sustainable housing, we have been continuing to strive for achieving better designs which integrate environmentally friendly, user friendly, functional and cost effective considerations. We have put this vision into action through our Strategy for Sustainable Construction, adopted the HKSAR government's view on sustainable development and have taken this into consideration in identifying our sustainability priorities.
| Our Strategy for Sustainable Construction aims to 'progressively achieve sustainable development in public housing which balances environment, social and economic needs with a view to attaining healthy living, sustainable construction and enhancement of the total urban environment.' |
The HA is the largest developer in Hong Kong with a stock of approximately 680,000 flats which house approximately one third of the population of the city. We have a construction programme of approximately 15,000 new flats every year and our day-to-day operations may have a great impact on the local environment if not properly managed. Given our high-density, high-rise environment with enormous political, technical, time and cost constraints, we must design, construct and manage for better environmental performance for the benefit of our tenants and the community at large. We are committed to properly managing and reducing our consumption of resources in our day-to-day activities, in particular the reduction of waste, and in reducing energy consumption. We also are committed to finding and utilizing better construction methods to decrease our environmental footprint and reduce the overall impact of our development, occupation, management and maintenance processes.
Serving a third of the population of the city in some 190 housing estates requires management practices that attach great importance to people and the provision of the estate services that they require. The HA aims to make public housing estates a better place to live, and to ensure that our tenants enjoy a quality living environment with a focus on safety and hygiene. We are also working at prioritizing the demands of potential customers according to our policy pledges by providing public housing to those who need it most. We seek to provide a safe and healthy living environment for tenants, as well as working environment for workers who are engaged with our construction, maintenance and property management services
The economic performance of an organization provides the key to its success and hence its sustainability. Cost effectiveness is critical to the HA because decisions on any aspect of the housing programme from design, through construction, to operations and maintenance will have an impact on the public purse. Cost-effectiveness is being achieved through a number of measures, including the listing of some of our assets and implementing management measures to sustain the useful life of our existing buildings. Management measures to get the best returns out of the HA resources are constantly reviewed. Enforcing better tenancy controls to reduce the abuses of public housing, more efficient maintenance services and hence upgraded assets via the Total Maintenance Scheme and reducing vacancies in flats, are all very important areas.