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Following is a question by the Hon Abraham Shek and a written reply by the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung, in the Legislative Council today (April 29):
Question:
Regarding the construction and administration costs in the production of public rental housing (PRH) and Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) flats by the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA), will the Government inform this Council of:
(1) (i) the estimated and actual average construction costs per square foot (ft2) of construction floor area (CFA), (ii) the estimated and actual average construction costs per flat, as well as (iii) the estimated and actual average administration costs per flat, of the PRH flats constructed/to be constructed by HA in each of the past five years and the five years starting from this year (set out the information in table 1); and
(2) (iv) the estimated and actual average construction costs per ft2 of CFA, (v) the estimated and actual average construction costs per flat, and (vi) the estimated and actual average administration costs per flat, of the HOS flats constructed/to be constructed by HA in each of the past three years and the five years starting from this year (set out the information in table 2)?
Reply:
President,
My reply to the question raised by the Hon Abraham Shek is as follows:
The average construction costs per square foot (ft2) of construction floor area (CFA) and the average construction costs per flat of the public rental housing (PRH) flats completed /to be completed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) during the period from 2010-11 to 2018-19 are shown in table 3.
There is no Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) flat completed during the period from 2010-11 to 2015-16. The estimated average construction costs per ft2 of CFA and the estimated average construction costs per flat of the HOS flats to be completed by HA during the period from 2016-17 to 2018-19 are shown in table 4.
The average Direct Costs and Overheads charged to PRH and HOS projects of HA (including mainly personal emolument costs of Housing Department staff involved in the construction of PRH and HOS, and other related expenses) for the period from 2010-11 to 2018-19 are estimated to be about 16 per cent of the total construction cost.
Ends/Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Issued at HKT 12:26
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