The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Housing Authority:
 
     Ballots were drawn today (October 2) for the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA)'s Sale of Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme (GSH) Flats 2024 (GSH 2024). The Chairman of the HA's Subsidised Housing Committee, Ms Cleresa Wong, officiated at the ballot drawing.
 
     "During the application period, the HA received a total of around 36 000 applications for GSH 2024 comprising around 24 000 carry-over Green Form applications from the Sale of Home Ownership Scheme Flats 2024 (HOS 2024) and around 12 000 new applications. Among the applications received, around 30 000 came from family applicants, of which around 16 000 (around 53 per cent of family applicants) applied under the Priority Scheme for Families with Elderly Members and Families with Newborns Flat Selection Priority Scheme. In addition, around 6 000 applications were received from one-person applicants," a spokesman for the HA said.
 
     It is the first time the HA has allocated an extra ballot number to applicants who failed to purchase a Subsidised Sale Flat (SSF) in the last two consecutive sale exercises of the same type of SSF, with the aim of increasing their chances of successfully purchasing SSFs. Approximately 12 000 applications for GSH 2024 have been allocated an additional ballot number.
 
     The ballot drawing conducted today is to determine the applicants' priority sequence for GSH 2024 based on the last two digits of their application numbers and the extra ballot numbers (if any). The flat selection order for applicants with extra ballot numbers will be determined by the ballot number with higher priority according to the ballot results. For applicants holding the same drawn digits within different application categories, their order of priority will be randomly generated by computer.
 
     The ballot results have been uploaded to the HA/Housing Department (HD)'s designated website for GSH 2024 (www.housingauthority.gov.hk/gsh/2024). Applicants who have submitted online applications will receive email notifications of the ballot results following the ballot drawing ceremony.
 
     The randomly generated order of all applications will be uploaded to the designated website tomorrow (October 3). It will also be displayed at the GSH Sales Office in Kwun Tong, the HA Customer Service Centre in Lok Fu, the estate offices and District Tenancy Management Offices of the HA, the rental estate offices of the Hong Kong Housing Society and the Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of the Home Affairs Department from tomorrow. Applicants may also call the HA Sales Hotline 2712 8000 for enquiries.
 
     The HA will, in accordance with the order of priority, issue letters/emails (for applicants who submitted online applications and opted to receive electronic notifications) and invite applicants holding a valid Green Form Certificate to submit the income and asset declaration form and supporting documents within a specified period for detailed vetting, so as to ascertain whether individual applicants meet the eligibility criteria for GSH 2024 and the final priority for flat selection of eligible applicants.
 
     "The HA estimates that notifications will be sent in batches starting from the fourth quarter of 2025 to invite eligible applicants according to their priority under the application category to select flats for sale under GSH 2024 at the GSH Sales Office in Kwun Tong. When it comes to an eligible applicant's turn for flat selection, he/she may select a GSH flat or a recovered Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) flat subject to the availability of flats", the spokesman said.
 
     If applicants under the carry-over arrangement from HOS 2024 to GSH 2024 have successfully purchased a flat under HOS 2024, their applications for GSH 2024 will be cancelled immediately.
 
     Flats for sale under GSH 2024 include a total of 2 576 new GSH flats from Wang Chi Court in Kowloon Bay, with saleable areas ranging from about 17.9 square metres to about 43.3 sq m (about 193 square feet to about 466 sq ft). Larger flats, with saleable areas ranging from about 41.8 sq m to about 43.3 sq m (about 450 sq ft to about 466 sq ft), account for more than a quarter of the total number of flats. In addition, unsold or rescinded flats from developments sold under GSH 2020/21 and GSH 2022, and a new batch of recovered TPS flats are also included for sale under GSH 2024.

Ends/Thursday, October 2, 2025
Issued at HKT 14:35

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