Consultative Documents
We urge the government to:
Truly take the lead in supplying land.
Set up sufficient land reserves.
Ensure that the supply of land is sufficient to meet the goals of the “Long Term Housing Strategy” (LTHS) and improve Hong Kong’s livability rating.
Sustainably expand land to meet the needs of societal and economic development.
Ensure that all residents of Hong Kong have access to basic housing rights.
Aim to have as many permanent HKSAR residents as possible own their own homes
Increase the average living space for each person.
Land & Housing
Proposals from society
Increase the land supply
Comprehensively take back 172 hectares from the Fanling Golf Course.
Develop the “Village Type Development” Zone.
Research the Macau model and ask for help from the Central Government to rent reclaimed land to Hong Kong from Zhuhai.
Set up $200 billion as a “land supply fund” to buy back agricultura land or expand the land supply.
Either relocate the Kwai Tsing Container Terminal or build a topside platform over the terminal.
Develop the areas on the Periphery of Country Parks.
Solve the Housing problem
Secure housing need
Formulate the average living space per person.
Set up tenancy control on all rental properties.
Regularise transitional rental housing and provide 40,000-50,000 such units within the next 10 years.
Public Housing policy
Repromote the Tenants Purchase Scheme, ensure that new Public Rental Housing will have a Buy-or-Rent Option, rent subsidy, fixed premiums and exempt rates for first-time home buyers.
Reference the Singaporean model to implement a “Vision of Universal Affordable Housing in Hong Kong.
Temporarily suspend the so-called "Well-off Tenants Policies".
Restrict housing speculation
forbid HOS or other subsidised housing from being sold on the open market.
Expand the proposed vacancy tax to cover all private housing units.
Implement purchase restrictions, regularize the demand-side management measures ("harsh measures") and revise the meaning of "first-time home buyer" to prevent speculation.
DAB proposals for further discussion
Set up a $200 billion “land supply fund” to buy back agricultural land, or use other methods to expand supply such as land reclamation.
Research the Macau model and seek assistance from the Central Government to rent reclaimed land next to the HZMB (Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge) and other lands close to Hong Kong waters to the HKSAR to increase the land available for development purposes.
The government should implement tenancy control in subdivided flats and other grassroots’ housing first, then investigate whether to expand tenancy control to all domestic properties looking for leasing out.
The government should adjust the balloting system for HOS housing and consider improving the odds for those who have participated in the ballot multiple times without being able to acquire the housing they need. The government should also set up a waiting list system similar to PRH for the HOS housing.