The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Housing Authority:
 
     The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) announced today (August 8) that the ballot drawing ceremony for the Sale of Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme Flats 2020/21 (GSH 2020/21) will be held on August 10. The ballot drawing will be officiated by the Chairman of the HA Subsidised Housing Committee, Ms Cleresa Wong.
 
     "Ballots will be drawn for GSH 2020/21 to determine the applicants' priority sequence based on the last two digits of their application numbers. In line with the arrangement for recent sale exercises, the HA will arrange a live broadcast of the entire balloting process through its Facebook page for public viewing. On-site attendance for the public and the media will not be arranged," a spokesman for the HA said.
 
     The ballot drawing ceremony will start at 10.30am on August 10. Those interested can view the live broadcast of the balloting process on the HA's Facebook page (www.facebook.com/HKHousingAuthority).
 
     "The ballot results for GSH 2020/21 will be uploaded to the dedicated webpage on the HA/Housing Department website that afternoon (www.housingauthority.gov.hk/gsh/2020-21). Applicants who have submitted online applications will receive email notification of the ballot results after the ballot drawing ceremony," the spokesman said.
 
     "The HA estimates that flat selection for GSH 2020/21 will commence from October 2021," the spokesman added.

Ends/Sunday, August 8, 2021
Issued at HKT 15:00

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