Review of domestic rent policy for public rental housing |
| Date | Context | Summary of development | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27.6.97 | COU | Housing (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill resumed Second Reading debate and passed. [Resumption of Second Reading debate "Page 1419"] | |
| 6.2.98 | BC | The Bills Committee discussed the Housing (Amendment) Bill 1998. [Minutes] | |
| 3.5.99 | HG | The Panel discussed the Administration's response to the concerns of Hon LEE Wing-tat on the overall median rent-to-income ratio of existing public rental housing (PRH) households and the respective median household incomes of PRH households of different sizes (one-person, two-person, three-person and so on) from 1995 to the first quarter of 1999. [Paper]
The Panel also discussed the current domestic rent policy for PRH estates and measures taken to help tide tenants over the economic downturn. [Paper] | |
| 20.10.99 | CQ | Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung raised a question on the Median Rent-to-Income Ratio of households in PRH estates. [Hansard, "Page 39"] | |
| 31.5.00 | CQ | Hon LAU Kong-wah raised a question on the determination of public housing rentals. [Hansard "Page 7"] | |
| 10.1.01 | CQ | Hon James TO raised a question on the level of rents of PRH units. [Hansard "Page 7"] | |
| 5.2.01 | HG | The Panel met deputations and received views on rent policy and rent assistance schemes.
The Panel discussed the domestic rent policy and the Rent Assistance Scheme for PRH estates. [Paper] | |
| 16.7.03 | HG | The Panel discussed the Administration's response to the judgement on the judicial review on public housing rents. [Paper and Judgement and Letter from the Administration]
A motion was moved and passed. [Minutes, "page 9"] | |
| 20.8.03 | PRESS | The Housing Authority announced that it undertook to refund the difference of rent adjustments to public housing tenants if it were to lose the appeal(s) [Press release] | |
| 25.3.04 | HG | The Panel discussed Housing Authority's proposed framework for conducting the rent review as ordered by the High Court. [Paper and Summary of Rent Review Proposals]
Development to date presented in background brief prepared by the Secretariat. [Paper] | |
| 30.3.04 | PRESS | The Housing Authority endorsed a more targeted approach in rent reduction by waiving the rents of households receiving Comprehensive Social Security Assistance and reducing by 10% of rents across the board for other households. [Press release] | |
| 12.5.04 | CM | A motion moved by Hon LAU Ping-cheung on Public Housing Rent Policy was negatived. [Hansard, "page 146"] | |
| 10.11.04 | CQ | Hon Albert Jinghan CHENG raised a question on public housing rental level. [Hansard, "page 47"] | |
| 29.11.04 | HG | The Panel was briefed on the judgment handed down by the Court of Appeal on the Housing Authority's appeals against the Court of First Instance's earlier ruling on the judicial review cases concerning PRH rents. [Paper]
The Panel was briefed on the latest position regarding the rent review conducted by the Housing Authority pursuant to the order made by the High Court in July 2003. [Paper] Development to date presented in background brief prepared by the Secretariat. [Paper] The Panel received public views on the subject. | |
| 2.3.05 | CQ | Hon CHEUNG Chiu-hung raised a question on granting rent concessions by the LINK to social welfare agencies and educational organization [Hansard, "page 62"] | |
| 1.6.05 | CQ | Hon LEUNG Kwok-hung raised a question on rental levels of PRH units. [Hansard, "Page 58"] | |
| HG | Judgment handed down by the Court of Final Appeal on the judicial review cases concerning PRH rents [Paper] | ||
| 17.3.06 | HG | The Panel discussed the Administration's Consultation Paper [Paper] and information paper on the Review of Domestic Rent Policy. [Paper]
The Secretariat prepared a background brief on "Income and asset limits for Waiting List applicants for PRH ". [Paper] | |
| 25.5.06 | HG | Summary of views presented to the Panel prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat [Paper]
Administration's response to the summary of views presented to the Panel prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat [Paper] | |
| 14.6.06 | CQ | Hon LEE Cheuk-yan raised a question on Proposal to reduce public housing rentals before reviewing the rent adjustment mechanism. [Hansard, "Page 6"] | |
| 14.6.06 | CQ | Hon Alan LEONG Kah-kit raised a question on Rent assistance for PRH tenants. [Hansard, "Page 15"] | |
| 26.9.06 | HG | Information paper provided by the Administration briefing Members on the progress of the review of domestic rent policy and the initial recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Review of Domestic Rent Policy. [Paper]
The Secretariat prepared an updated background brief on "review of rent policy of PRH". [Paper] | |
| 4.12.06 | HG | Information paper provided by the Administration briefing Members on the Housing Authority Report on the Review of Domestic Rent Policy and the legislative amendments proposed by the Administration to the Housing Ordinance (Cap 283) to enable the HA to implement the new rent adjustment mechanism. [Paper]
The Secretariat prepared a background brief on Report on the review of rent policy for PRH. [Paper] | |
| 31.1.07 | BC | Government introduced Housing (Amendment) Bill 2007 to the Legislative Council and a Bills Committee was formed to scrutinize the Bill.[Hansard "page 74"]
[LegCo Brief] | |
| 7.2.07 | CM | A motion moved by Hon Frederick FUNG Kin-kee on Urging the Housing Authority to grant rent remission to PRH tenants and expeditiously reduce the rent was negatived. [Hansard, "page 183"] | |
| 11.7.07 | CQ | Hon LI Kwok-ying raised a question on Rent for the Hong Kong Housing Society's rental units. [Hansard, "page 123"] | |
| 5.5.08 | HG | Information paper provided by the Administration introduces to Members the details of the Government's proposal to pay one month's rent for the lower income families living in PRH flats and the related implementation arrangements. [Paper] | |
| 7.1.09 | CQ | Hon WONG Yung-kan raised a question on PRH tenants with rent arrears. [Hansard, "Page 65"] | |
| 7.1.10 | HG | The Panel discussed the progress of the first rent review under the new rent adjustment mechanism for PRH. [Paper]
Development to date presented in background brief prepared by the Secretariat [Background brief] | |
| 1.3.10 | HG | The Panel discussed the methodology for compiling the income index, and the income data collected for the first period of the first rent review under the new rent adjustment mechanism. [Paper]
Development to date presented in background brief prepared by the Secretariat [Background brief] | |
| 20.7.10 | HG | The Panel discussed the outcome of the first rent review under the new rent adjustment mechanism for PRH. [Paper]
Development to date presented in background brief prepared by the Secretariat [Background brief] |