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	Public Housing in Hong Kong
		Hong Kong is the busiest container port in the world, a leading financial centre in Asia and the tenth trading economy in the world.
		The Authority's principal financial obligation is that the revenue from its estates shall be sufficient to meet all recurrent expenditures.
		Through the provision of 670,000 housing units for rent, 193,000 flats for home ownership and private-sector participation schemes, the Hong Kong Housing Authority has now provided homes for half the population and is continuing to build at an average rate of some 40,000 flats a year.
	www.serd.ait.ac.th /umc/bestprac/hongkong.htm (1569 words)

	Hong Kong Housing Authority - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was established in 1973 under the Housing Ordinance and is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong.
		In the same year, the Resettlement Department and the Building Section of the Urban Services Department were merged to form the Housing Department, which acts as the Housing Authority's executive body.
		Aside of public housing, HA is responsible for the management of public rental housing estates, interim housing estates, transit centers, flatted factories and ancillary commercial and non-domestic facilities such as shopping centers, market stalls and carparks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hong_Kong_Housing_Authority (195 words)

	LIVING IN HONG KONG
		Hong Kong people have continued to enjoy good health, due to extensive preventive measures implemented by the Government through its Family Health Service, the Port Health Service, the Student Health Service, the School Dental Care Service and many other community health services.
		Hong Kong is a highly mobile city, with about 11 million passenger trips made daily on an efficient and multi-modal public transport system that includes railways, trams, buses, public light buses, taxis and ferries.
		Hong Kong’s traffic density of 274 vehicles per kilometre of road was among the highest in the world.
	sc.info.gov.hk /gb/www.info.gov.hk/info/hkbrief/eng/living2.htm (1282 words)

	The Law Society of Hong Kong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		The Law Society has repeatedly told the Housing Authority that the tender system as at presently constituted, is unfair and exacerbates the cut-throat competition which is contrary to the interests of all involved.
		It was suggested that if the Housing Authority is really seeking to find the best firms from within the panel to perform the work the current tender exercise is unlikely to achieve that result.
		The very fact that the Housing Authority has appointed 86 firms by way of pre-qualification to serve on its panel suggests that no distinction needs to be made between firms of different sizes.
	www.hklawsoc.org.hk /pub_e/news/press/10-9-99.asp (1034 words)

	Hong Kong Trip Report
		The Hong Kong study mission May 3-11 was the 15th in a series of Intercity Study Missions organized by the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, city of Seattle, Port of Seattle, the Metropolitan King County and Snohomish County governments and the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle.
		Hong Kong's container port is the world's busiest, serving as a main gate to China and the rest of Asia.
		Hong Kong officials say the project costs will be recovered after four years of operation, due to the new revenues expected to be generated.
	www.seattle.gov /tda/trade_info/past_missions/hongkongtripreport.htm (5899 words)

	copper
		To complement and support the Hong Kong Housing Authority's (HKHA) plans to include copper as a piping material in their 35,000 public housing units by the end of the year, Copper Development Centre • South East Asia (CDC • SEA) conducted a training programme for over 650 of HKHA's site employees and engineers in July.
		Graced by Mr Ricky Lam, HRD Manager of HKHA, this course was conducted by Mr Lawrence Ng, Lecturer from the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, in both English and the local dialect - Cantonese, to better reach out to the participants.
		HKHA is a statutory body responsible for implementing Hong Kong's public housing programme within the objectives of the Government's Long Term Housing Strategy.
	www.copper.org.sg /publications/cca/0209/pg04_another650.html (289 words)

	Hong Kong Prepares For Biggest REIT IPO
		The Hong Kong government, which is selling off the properties, postponed the issue until it could resolve a legal challenge by one Hong Kong housing tenant who objects to the possibility of sharp rent increases post-IPO.
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		But the Hong Kong economy is expected to expand by 7.5% for 2004, which would be double the rate in 2003.
	nreionline.com /mag/real_estate_hong_kong_prepares/index.html (530 words)

	ANIMAL PEOPLE Hong Kong evicts big dogs from public housing 10.03
		The Housing Authority proposed banning all pets in May, at the height of the SARS panic, but scaled back the ban under sustained criticism from the Hong Kong SPCA and the Hong Kong Veterinary Association.
		Hong Kong Dog Lovers' Group president Ivy Chan told the South China Morning Post that a survey of 16 veterinarians found that 34 dogs and 17 cats had been killed at request of their keepers from fear that the keepers would be evicted.
		Amid the debate, the Hong Kong SPCA reported a decrease of 15% in the number of healthy homeless animals it killed in the year since it began phasing out animal control duties, along with an increase of 250 in adoptions.
	www.animalpeoplenews.org /03/10/hongkongEvicts10.03.html (523 words)

	Rent ruling could cost Hong Kong housing authority millions of dollars
		HONG KONG, July 11 (AFP) - Hong Kong's Housing Authority was on Friday found in breach of the law by failing to lower public housing rents for some 660,000 households, in a ruling that could cost the authority 1.4 billion Hong Kong dollars (180 million US) in returned payments.
		The Housing Authority argued it only had to comply with the law if it wanted to increase rents, local radio reported.
		Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands Michael Suen told reporters the authority was very disappointed with the decision.
	quickstart.clari.net /qs_se/webnews/wed/dm/Qhongkong-housing.RMzV_DlB.html (339 words)

	Chapter IV Hong Kong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		An exception is the Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation where the Governor has to approve the conditions of service of the senior appointments, and the Financial Secretary has to approve the conditions of service of all other staff.
		This authority was documented in November 1986 in a set of guidelines, agreed between the Public Accounts Committee, the SAI and the Hong Kong Government, setting out precisely what the SAI can do.
		The SAI has no authority to carry out any type of audit on the statutory corporations except for the Hong Kong Housing Authority where he is the appointed auditor, and the Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation.
	www.asosai.org /R_P_accountability_control/chapter_4_hong_kong.htm (3958 words)

	Public Housing Hong Kong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Unlike some countries such as Singapore where housing policies are well conceived and deliberately planned, the birth of public housing in Hong Kong is as described by John Miller, the Director of Housing, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, "almost accidental and largely reactive".
		However, it was only in the 1973 with the establishment of the HK Housing Authority that a more systematic housing policy programme began.
		Looking ahead, the Authority is confident that it will meet the challenge "in striving for continuous improvement in the provision of public housing," said John Miller at the recent International Housing Conference held in Singapore on 23 May 2000.
	www.hdbhousing.com /phhk.htm (383 words)

	Conference Proceedings - Designing for the 21st Century III
		This project is a case study in urban community participation in Hong Kong, demonstrating how the tenants of the Lower Ngau Tau Kok (LNTK) Estate, one of Hong Kong's oldest public housing projects, have influenced the design of the new estate which they will occupy after the planned demolition of their current home.
		The result was that the Hong Kong Housing Authority changed their redevelopment plan so that the whole well-established community will be re-house together to a nearby reception estate.
		It was in the middle of the phase of public housing construction spanning from the 1950s to the 1970s, when "the greatest need was to provide a large number of rental housing units with basic facilities to accommodate those cleared from squatter areas, those left homeless by fires, and those with low income" [1].
	www.designfor21st.org /proceedings/proceedings/project_lee.html (2160 words)

	Public housing construction in Hong Kong: a review of its design and construction innovations. Industry & Business ...
		Public housing has exhibited a profound impact on the social and economic development of Hong Kong Throughout the past few decades, the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA) has been committed to the construction of a large number of high-rise public residential blocks to meet its target housing demand.
		The HKHA is an autonomous statutory body responsible for implementing the Government's public housing programme and coordinating all aspects of public housing.
		Through its executive arm, the Hong Kong Housing Department, the HKHA is responsible for planning, building and managing the majority of public rental housing estates, purchase housing courts and temporary housing areas for various categories of people in Hong Kong (HKHA, 2001).
	goliath.ecnext.com /coms2/gi_0199-2295134/Public-housing-construction-in-Hong.html (1247 words)

	Mansfield District Council - Latest News
		A group of housing professionals from Hong Kong were in Mansfield today (Monday 16th June) to witness at first hand how former coalfield areas are recovering and being regenerated following the collapse of the mining industry.
		The visit by the 14 members of the Hong Kong Housing Authority was arranged by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and was hosted by Mansfield District Council.
		Pictured: The Hong Kong Housing Authority delegation is welcomed to Mansfield by Chris Collison, Director of Operational Services (centre) and Housing Regeneration Manager, Don Smith (far left).
	www.mansfield.gov.uk /pr_news_20030617_hongkong.htm (316 words)

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		Established as a statutory organization since 1973, the Housing Authority is now the largest landlord in Hong Kong.
		For all these programs, the Housing Authority periodically conducts an allocation exercise (referred to as a "phase") of its housing stock.
		Flats from several different housing estates are made available for application in each phase, and applicants are requested to indicate their preferred choice of up to four estates.
	www.conallboyle.com /lottery/32HousinginHongKong.doc (529 words)

	Hong Kong Tours & Walks
		In fact many of Hong Kong's soaring office and apartment blocks were laid out in accordance with "fung shui" principles.
		The Hong Kong Government is the world's largest public landlord, and the Family Insight Tour lets you meet some of the more than 3.3 million people (about half of the population) who live in Hong Kong's public-housing units.
		The extra revenue raised was used to build Hong Kong's second racecourse at Sha Tin in the New Territories, which opened on October 7, 1978.
	www.tohongkong.com /tours.html (1318 words)

	Hong Kong Housing Authority
		The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) was established as a statutory body in April 1973 under the Housing Ordinance.
		The Housing Department (HD) acts as the executive arm of the HA in implementing its policies.
		The HD is headed by the Permanent Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands (Housing) who also assumes the office of the Director of Housing.
	www.cibworld.nl /website/newsletter/0605/hongkong.html (1634 words)

	Stanley, Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stanley is a town and a tourist attraction in Hong Kong, China.
		After the annexation of Hong Kong in 1842, the British made Stanley the administrative centre temporarily, before moving to the newly founded Victoria City(present day Central)on the north of Hong Kong Island.
		Stanley was the location where the British garrison in Hong Kong was defeated by the advancing Japanese troops in December 1941.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stanley,_Hong_Kong (1032 words)

	Hong Kong Housing Authority - Hong Kong Direct (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Professor, School of Economics and Finance, University of Hong Kong and former Deputy Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, was the...
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	www.gxfbs.com /hong-kong-housing-authority.html (372 words)

	Hong Kong Housing Authority Exhibition Centre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Opening Ceremony of the Centre was held in July, 2002.
		The history of public housing estates are displayed in a multi-layer display.
		The highlight of the Centre is the diorama showing where all the public housing estates in Hong Kong are located.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hong_Kong_Housing_Authority_Exhibition_Centre (209 words)

	Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department - Public Rental Housing
		Public rental housing (PRH) is provided to families in genuine need who cannot afford adequate private accommodation.
		It is the first step up the housing ladder towards self-owned accommodation.
		There are about 650 000 public rental flats in the Housing Authority's (HA) portfolio, housing approximately two million people (about one-third of Hong Kong's population).
	www.housingauthority.gov.hk /en/residential/prh/0,,,00.html (210 words)

	Hong Kong Housing Authority Prepares To Launch First REIT
		The government plans to commence a series of roadshows starting in Hong Kong on November 15 and moving to other financial centres such as London, New York and Singapore.
		Earlier in the year it emerged that the Housing Authority is planning to sell 130 shopping malls (around 11% of the city’s retail space), and around 100,000, or 60%, of the city’s car parking spaces in a deal that analysts expect to be worth some US$2.5 billion.
		A reduced amount of tax is paid at the level of the REIT, provided that most of the income generated is distributed to investors in the form of a dividend.
	www.companiesinc.com /business-newsletter-17918.html (258 words)

	康業服務有限公司 Hong Yip Service Co. Ltd.
		To assess the service standard of private property management agents, the Hong Kong Housing Authority has since 1994 conducted annual competitions to select the best three management agents of the year.
		In Year 2001, Hong Yip Service Co. Ltd., with years of solid experience and high quality service, won the grand award of "The Best Property Management Agent" for eight consecutive years.
		The presentation ceremony was held on 26 September, 2001 at Hong Kong Housing Authority Headquarters.
	www.hongyip.com.hk /eng/archive_2002_8.htm (148 words)

	CaseWeb: The Case Program Home Page
		When the Hong Kong Housing Authority--the world’s largest landlord--becomes concerned, in the early 1990s, that too many of its 650,000 apartments are occupied by tenants who could afford to live elsewhere, it moves to adopt a policy designed to encourage them to leave.
		Specifically, it focuses on how the Authority responds to a vote by Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (Legco)--a body with little formal power but which includes the highest elected officials in the territory--recommending against the adoption of the assets test.
		The Authority must decide whether to take the Legco decision as a mandate or to find new ways to sell the policy to the public and to its own board of directors, in whom the final decision-making power is vested.
	www.ksgcase.harvard.edu /caseTitle.asp?caseNo=1503.0 (350 words)

	Hong Kong Link REIT Postponed Over Legal Uncertainties
		The Hong Kong Housing Authority has been forced to abandon the sale of some $30 billion in government-owned real estate through the listing of the Link Reit until legal uncertainties surrounding the listing - which was due to take place on Monday - have been resolved.
		However, this was scuppered by a last minute judicial review of the sale by two Hong Kong public housing residents who argued that the Housing Authority breached government regulations.
		While the challenge was rejected by the Hong Kong court, a subsequent ruling left the door open for an appeal, throwing the whole listing process into doubt.
	www.companiesinc.com /business-newsletter-18331.html (292 words)

	Modelling and predicting construction durations in Hong Kong public housing
		Data were collected from a sample of 56 standard 'Harmony' type domestic blocks of the Hong Kong Housing Authority; (the 'Harmony' series of block design having become popular for average quality public housing blocks in the 1990s, ranging from 30 to 40 storeys and containing about 16 residential units on each floor).
		This model was then tested and validated using information from a further nine projects from the Housing Authority.
		It is concluded that the model is applicable to the public housing industry in Hong Kong, and that the methodology used may be applied to develop similarly useful models in other subsectors, and in other countries.
	ideas.repec.org /a/taf/conmgt/v17y1999i3p351-362.html (339 words)

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