Subsidised sale flats of three Dedicated Rehousing Estates open for application in early May to households affected by Government development projects
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The three projects are "Sierra Terrace" located at Pak Wo Road, Fanling, "Eminence Terrace I" at Tin Sam Road, Hung Shui Kiu, and "Delight Terrace" at Muk Chun Street, Kai Tak. Application is open to eligible households affected by Government development projects in the New Territories and urban area, or the Urban Renewal Authority (URA)'s redevelopment projects of the Civil Servants' Co-operative Building Society (CBS) buildings (Note 1). The HKHS and the Lands Department will gradually issue letters to notify relevant households of the application arrangements and details.
The sale of DRE subsidised sale flats is one of the compensation and rehousing options available to non-owner households affected by Government development projects that need to relocate (Note 2). Eligible owner-occupiers affected by the URA's CBS redevelopment projects may also choose to purchase subsidised sale flats in an urban DRE as one of the compensation and rehousing options.
The three subsidised sale flat projects open for application this round will provide a total of 1 573 units, with details at Annex. Among them, intake of "Eminence Terrace I" has already taken place since October 2024 and the HKHS will put the remaining 179 units up for sale in this round of exercise. "Sierra Terrace" is expected to be ready for intake in the first quarter of next year, and "Delight Terrace" is expected to be ready for intake in the first quarter of 2027.
The Government has reviewed the intake programmes of DREs in the pipeline and the timeline of various development projects in the coming few years, especially the Northern Metropolis. As the Government development projects in the coming few years as well as the households needing to relocate are mostly in the New Territories, to allow for better utilisation of the DRE resources, if there are unsold units upon completion of flat selection of the urban DRE "Delight Terrace" by households affected by Government development projects in urban area and URA's CBS redevelopment projects, "Delight Terrace" will be open for purchase to households affected by Government development projects in the New Territories.
As for the subsidised rental units of the three abovementioned DREs, intake of "Eminence Tower 1" in Hung Shui Kiu has taken place since March this year, while "Sierra Tower" at Pak Wo Road, Fanling, is expected to be ready for intake in October this year. The Lands Department and the HKHS will continue to process applications for these rental units in an orderly manner upon receipt. The rental units in the DRE in Kai Tak are expected to be completed and ready for intake in the first quarter of 2027, and the Government and the HKHS will notify relevant households of the application arrangements nearer the time.
Note 1:
Households eligible to apply include:
(i) Non-owner households affected by the Government development projects in the New Territories and urban areas that need to relocate (including those temporarily rehoused in transitional rental housing units of the HKHS or the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA), and those currently residing within the development areas of the relevant Government development projects with the process of granting compensation and rehousing commenced – for the applicable project list, please refer to the website of the Lands Department (www.landsd.gov.hk/doc/en/land-acq-clearance/land-resumption-clearance/clearance-rehousing/Cat2(en).pdf);
(ii) Eligible CBS owner-occupiers affected by the Kau Pui Lung Road/Chi Kiang Street Development Scheme and Shing Tak Street/Ma Tau Chung Road Development Project.
Note 2:
Other compensation and rehousing options available for non-owner households affected by Government development projects include rehousing to the public rental housing units of the HKHA (subject to a comprehensive means test) or rental units in DREs of the HKHS (on a non-means tested basis), and receiving ex-gratia cash allowances.
Ends/Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Issued at HKT 21:45
Issued at HKT 21:45
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