CIExpo - Innotalks "Transitional Social Housing Forum"

Forum | 20.12.2019

Innotalks "Transitional Social Housing Forum" was hosted by the CIC and the Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation - PolyU in December 2019 at Construction Innovation Expo. NGO staff, architects and engineers were invited to share opinions on future plan of transitional housing in Hong Kong and visit the MiC prototypes in the Expo.

Last Updated: 23.12.2020 14:45:21

Adopting MiC to Build Light Public Housing (LPH) to Expedite Housing Supply

The Policy Address 2022 announced the construction of LPH. The LPH Scheme is led by the Architectural Services Department with the adoption of MiC. The Housing Bureau has selected eight sites in Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Ma On Shan, Kai Tak, Ngau Tau Kok and Chai Wai, providing around 30,000 LPH units. The construction period takes only one to two years. Each units equipped with self-contained toilet and basic facilities such as water heater and air-con. The first batch of around 2,100 units will be completed in 2024-25 and the remaining units will be completed by phases in 2025-26 and 2026-27, so as to shorten the waiting time of public housing.

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