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Hong Kong Housing Authority

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The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA; Chinese: 香港房屋委員會; pinyin: Xiānggǎng Fángwū Wěiyuánhuì) is the main provider of public housing in Hong Kong. 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.

Responsibilities

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. It also act as the agent for the government when it comes to clearing land, and according to its own words "preventing squatting and implementing improvements in squatter areas."[1]

Contacts

Enquiries Hotline: (852)27122712 Fax: (852)26245685 Address: Hong Kong Housing Authority Headquarters 33 Fat Kwong Street Ho Man Tin Kowloon Hong Kong

See also