It is the Government's housing policy to provide public rental housing (PRH) to low-income families who cannot afford private rental accommodation. Check out the eligibility criteria and application procedures for PRH of the Hong Kong Housing Authority.
The Housing Authority aims to provide the first flat offer to general applicants (i.e. family and elderly one-person applicants) at around three years on average. Check the approximate highest public rental housing application numbers currently under detailed vetting.
Under the Harmonious Families Priority Scheme, public housing applicants choosing to live with or close to their elderly parents/dependent relatives will have their waiting time shortened for six months.
Learn about the subsidised housing schemes and specially designed flats targeted to the elderly.
The Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) becomes a regular part of the government’s housing policy. The Hong Kong Housing Authority is responsible for producing the new HOS flats and working out the implementation details. Check out the latest HOS sales exercise.
Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme (GSH), regularised in 2018, provides an additional avenue for Green Form applicants to achieve home ownership. Given the “one-for-one” arrangement under GSH, each GSH flat serves the dual functions of addressing the home ownership aspirations of Green Form applicants and the housing needs of PRH applicants. Check out the latest GSH sales exercise.
Green Form Status: Public housing tenants and Green Form Certificate holders can purchase in the HOS Secondary Market flats sold under the HOS, Private Sector Participation Scheme, Tenants Purchase Scheme, Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Pilot Scheme or Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme.
White Form Status: The eligible White Form applicants allocated with quotas under the White Form Secondary Market Scheme (WSM) can purchase in the HOS Secondary Market flats sold under the HOS, Private Sector Participation Scheme, Tenants Purchase Scheme as well as flats after five years from the date of first assignment under Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Pilot Scheme.
Public housing tenants can make enquiries to registered account and submission of various applications through the Internet.
Public Rental Housing applicants can access "Easy Form Filling for PRH Application" or "Quick Updating of PRH Application" to fill in their e-application forms, view their application status, change their application particulars and their Detailed Vetting appointments (Date/Time).
Make use of this online function to evaluate your eligibility for applying the Hong Kong Housing Authority’s public rental housing.
Housing Electronic Building Records Online System (HeBROS), developed by the Independent Checking Unit, enables registered users to inspect and place orders online for copies of building records of properties owned and divested by the Housing Authority. You can register via MyGovHK.