Hong Kong Housing Authority
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 acts as the agent for the government when it comes to clearing land, as according to its own words "preventing squatting and implementing improvements in squatter areas." [1]
Composition
At the time of the creation, members of the HKHA were as follows[2]:
- Secretary of Housing (Chairman)
- 8 Urban Councillors
- 5 Unofficial members
- 6 Official members
See also
- Hong Kong Housing Society
- List of public housing estates in Hong Kong
- List of Home Ownership Scheme Courts in Hong Kong
External links
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority About Us page
- ^ Hung, Edward (June 26, 1977). "'New' Housing Authority in for bigger responsibility" (PDF). The Standard. Retrieved 2007-04-27.