Over 40% of target subdivided flats registered
HK01 · 1 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago2 MIN
Summary
Housing Secretary Winnie Ho Wing-yin said the government estimates that around 80,000 of Hong Kong’s roughly 110,000 subdivided units would need only minor alterations to meet the minimum standards for “Basic Housing Units”. She said more than 34,000 subdivided units have already filed registration applications, accounting for more than 40% of that estimated 80,000-unit pool.
Key Points
- Ho said the Housing Bureau held an experience-sharing session on the Basic Housing Unit regime at Housing Authority headquarters on Friday.
- More than 100 attendees came from professional institutes, estate agency, property management, construction subcontractors, volunteer groups, the legal sector, district service teams and owners’ representatives.
- The session reviewed more than five months of practical implementation experience, common questions and explanations, plus model-flat conversions and certified real cases.
- Ho said Hong Kong currently has about 110,000 subdivided units, and roughly 70% — about 80,000 units — may qualify after small-scale modifications.
- As of Friday, registration applications covering more than 34,000 subdivided units had been submitted; owners registering by August 31 can also seek fee waivers.
Why It Matters
The figures suggest the government expects a large share of existing subdivided units to remain in supply after relatively limited upgrading, rather than wholesale removal from the market. Owners who have not yet registered now face a practical deadline, because early registration brings both a three-year grace period for rectification and a waiver of the HK$3,000 certification application fee per unit if certification is obtained by February 28, 2029.