Ballots drawn for HOS 2025, GSH 2025 and WSM 2025 (with photos)
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Ballots were separately drawn today (July 10) for the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA)'s Sale of Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) Flats 2025 (HOS 2025), Sale of Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme (GSH) Flats 2025 (GSH 2025) and White Form Secondary Market Scheme (WSM) 2025 (WSM 2025). The Chairman of the HA's Subsidised Housing Committee, Professor Stephen Cheung, officiated at the ballot drawings.
To streamline application arrangements for the convenience of applicants, HOS 2025, GSH 2025 and WSM 2025 were launched together. During the application period, the HA received a total of around 104 000, 31 000 and 48 000 applications for HOS 2025, GSH 2025 and WSM 2025 respectively, among which over 65 per cent of applicants applied for two schemes at the same time through the streamlined application arrangements (See Annex).
Extra ballot numbers to help young people and repeated unsuccessful applicants achieve homeownership
"It is the first time the HA has allocated an extra ballot number to young family applicants and young one-person applicants aged below 40 with White Form (WF) status who opted to join the Youth Scheme (HOS). Approximately 54 000 relevant applications for HOS 2025 have been allocated an extra ballot number," a spokesman for the HA said.
"Following the first implementation in GSH 2024, the HA continues to allocate an extra ballot number in HOS 2025 and GSH 2025 to applicants who failed to purchase a subsidised sales 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. HOS and GSH will be counted separately. Approximately 20 000 applications and 10 000 applications for HOS 2025 and GSH 2025 have been allocated an extra ballot number respectively," the spokesman said.
Same-day online announcement of ballot results
The ballot drawings separately conducted today determine the applicants' priority sequence for HOS 2025, GSH 2025 and WSM 2025 based on the last two digits of their application numbers and the extra ballot numbers (if any). For applicants holding the same drawn digits within each application categories, their order of priority will be randomly generated by computer according to the ballot results. The flat selection order for applicants under HOS 2025 and GSH 2025 with extra ballot numbers will be determined by the ballot number with higher priority according to the ballot results.
The ballot results have been uploaded to the HA/Housing Department (HD)'s designated websites for HOS 2025 (www.housingauthority.gov.hk/hos/2025), GSH 2025 (www.housingauthority.gov.hk/gsh/2025) and WSM 2025 (www.housingauthority.gov.hk/wsm/2025). 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 and displayed at the HA Customer Service Centre in Lok Fu and the office of the HA's GSH Sales Unit in Kwun Tong this afternoon. It will also be displayed from July 13 at all Estate offices and District Tenancy Management Offices of the HA, rental estate offices of the Hong Kong Housing Society and the Home Affairs Enquiry Centres. Applicants may 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) to invite WF applicants and 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 to ascertain whether individual applicants meet the eligibility criteria for the respective application category and the final priority for flat selection of eligible applicants.
Eligible applicants to be notified by mail regarding flat selection commencing from the second half of the year
"For HOS 2025 and WSM 2025, flat selection is expected to commence from the fourth quarter and the third/fourth quarter of this year respectively. By then, the HA will send notifications in batches to invite eligible applicants according to their priority in the application category to select flats for sale at sales offices. For WSM 2025, approval letters for successful applicants are expected to be issued in the fourth quarter of this year for their applications for the Certificate of Eligibility to Purchase," the spokesman said.
Supply of almost 8 000 flats in six projects with diverse locations and flat types
The flats for sale under HOS 2025 and GSH 2025 offer a diverse range of choices, ensuring that young families, first-time homebuyers, and applicants seeking to improve their living environment can purchase a flat that suits their needs.
HOS 2025 includes about 7 000 flats in five new HOS developments located in Kai Tak, Kam Tin, Tseung Kwan O, Ping Shan and Tung Chung, with saleable areas ranging from about 26.1 square metres to about 52.0 sq m (about 281 square feet to about 560 sq ft).
GSH 2025 includes over 800 flats from the new GSH development, Shing Chi Court, in Kowloon Bay with saleable areas ranging from about 26.0 sq m to about 43.6 sq m (about 280 sq ft to about 469 sq ft). In addition, a new batch of recovered Tenants Purchase Scheme flats will be offered for sale under GSH 2025.
WSM quota amounting to 7 000 with nearly 30 per cent allocated to young applicants
The HA further increases the quota by 1 000 to 7 000 starting from WSM 2025, of which nearly 30 per cent (a total of 2 000 quotas) are allocated to young applicants aged below 40, while the remaining 5 000 are ordinary quotas. The allocation ratio for family and one-person applicants remains at 9:1, and any unused family quotas will be reallocated to one-person applicants and vice versa.
Ends/Friday, July 10, 2026
Issued at HKT 14:35
Issued at HKT 14:35
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