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Housing Department (HD) officers have reached out to help licensed private bedspace apartment dwellers apply for public rental housing.
Officers from the department's Applications Sub-section visited 13 licensed private bedspace apartments in Yau Ma Tei, Jordan, North Point, Wan Chai, Ngau Tau Kok and Tai Kok Tsui today (March 30) and yesterday (March 29).
They distributed application forms to those dwellers who have not yet applied for public rental housing and explained to them the criteria and necessary procedures for making an application. Enquiries by interested and eligible dwellers who wanted to fill out applications forms were answered on-site.
Application forms were also distributed to the dwellers of two purpose-built singleton hostels through non-government organisations.
A spokesman for the HD said, "We hope that through this outreaching initiative, we can help licensed bedspace apartment dwellers, both singles and family households, to improve their living conditions as soon as possible."
Other interested parties should send the completed application forms together with the necessary documents to the PO Box as detailed in the form. They may also deliver their applications in person to the Housing Authority's Customer Service Centre in Lok Fu.
Ends/Friday, March 30, 2012
Issued at HKT 16:36
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