Singapore and Hong Kong In Housing Aspect

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Singapore and Hong KongIn Housing Aspect

• Group 3
• Leader Leung Kok Hei (21)
• Member Hui Kim Hung (15)
• Lo Ching On
  (25)
• Luo Wei Hao
  (26)
• Yu Ho Yat
  (40)

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Contents

• Background Information -------------------
  ------ P. 3 - 4
• Housing (Hong Kong and Singapore)
• Introduction of Housing Department
  -------- P. 5 9
• Policies ---------------------------------------
  -------- P.10 27
• Housing Environment -------------------------
  --- P.28 - 35
• Rent and Price -----------------------------
  ------ P.36 - 39
• Illegal Structures ------------------------
  ------- P.40 - 50
• Conclusion --------------------------
  ----------- P. 51 - 54

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Background Information

• For Hong Kong
• Population Around 7 million
• Area Around 1100 km2
• Population Density 6349 / km2 (4th)

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Background Information

• For Singapore
• Population Around 5 million
• Area Around 710 km2
• ( more land is being created for development
  by land reclamation)
• Population Density 6745 / km2 (3th)
•   An island country made up of 63 islands
• Highly urbanized but almost half of the country
  is covered by greenery

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Housing Department
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Housing Department (Hong Kong)

• Housing Department
• Managing public housing estates which were
• built by Hong Kong Housing Authority
• Buildings Department
• Improve and Ensure quality of buildings
• Ensure the built environment safe and healthy
• Ensure that repair works can be carried out
• under specified standards and
• the supervision of qualified professionals.

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Housing Department(Hong Kong)

• Hong Kong Housing Authority
• - Main provider of public housing in Hong Kong
• - Established in 1973
• - Responsible for managing and
• repairing the public housing

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Housing Department (Hong Kong)

• Hong Kong Housing Society
• - A non-government and non-profit organization
• - Founded in 1948
• - Act as a bridge between government housing and
• private market

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Housing Department(Singapore)

• Housing and Development Board
•   - Established in 1960
• - Responsible for public housing
• in Singapore
•   - the statutory board of the 
• Ministry of National Development
• Over 80 citizens lived in the public housing
  imposed by the HDB

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Policy
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Public Housing(Hong Kong)

• Public Housing Scheme in Hong Kong can be
  divided into four major part
• - Public Rental Housing
•   - Home Ownership Scheme 
• - Tenants Purchase Scheme
• - Sandwich Class Housing Scheme 

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Public Rental Housing(Hong Kong)

• - The earliest housing programme launched by
  government of Hong Kong.
• - Aim to provide inexpensive housing
• for low-income citizens
• (Over 80 of them are lt 430 sq.ft)
• - The major component of Hong Kong Housing

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Examples of Public Rental Housing

• Ho Man Tin Estate

• Choi Wan Estate

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Home Ownership Scheme 

• - A subsidize-sale programme
• - Government sells at a prize far below the
  overall market with subsidies
• - Restrict on the second-hand market
• - Once stop in 2002, but restart in 2010

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Examples of Home Ownership Scheme 
Shun Chi Court
Sui Wo Court
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Sandwich Class Housing Scheme 

• - For solving the housing problems of
  middle-class
• - Imposed by the Hong Kong Housing Society
• - Demand for this apartment was generally high
  in Hong Kong

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For Singapore
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A. Public Housing

• gt 80 of Singaporeans Live in
• located in housing estates
• Well developed neighbourhoods
• Good facilities nearby

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e/housing-in-singapore.htm
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Public Housing in Singapore
Bukit Batok West Avenue 5, Built in 1998
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nization.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/sg_hdb.jpg
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Why does HDB build Public Housing?

• Started in 1964,
• the government introduced the
• Home Ownership for the People Scheme
• - Give citizens an immovable asset in the
  country
• - Against Inflation
• - Help in overall economic, social and
  political stability of the country.

http//www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10320p.nsf/w/AboutUsP
ublicHousing?OpenDocument
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Types / Size of a Public House

• 2-Room HDB Flat - about 485 sq ft.3-Room HDB
  Flat - about 754 sq ft.4-Room HDB Flat - about
  969 sq ft.5-Room HDB Flat - area of about or
  1,184 sq ft.Jumbo HDB Flat - 6 bedrooms joint by
  two
• 3-Room flats.Executive Apartment (HDB
  EA) - 3 bedrooms with built-in area of about
  1,615 sq ft.Executive Mansionette (HDB EM) -
  Same as Executive apartment, except it has 2
  levels.
• Average size of the Public House are about 960
  sq ft.

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Requirements to buy a HDB flats

• must be a Singapore Citizen
• gt 21 years old
• Restrictions on average monthly income, lt15000
• Can at most buy flats twice

http//www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10321p.nsf/w/BuyingNe
wFlatEligibilitytobuynewHDBflat?OpenDocument
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B. Other 20 of Singaporeans

• Live in houses called Private Housing generally
• Apartments
• Condominiums
• Landed properties
• Usually low density

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Public Housing programme(Singapore)

• The Home Ownership for the People Scheme
• - Introduced in 1964 (After WWII)
• - Give citizen an immovable asset
• - In order to solve the housing
• problems at that time
• ( Singapore faced a serious
• problem of housing shortages in 1960s)

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Public Housing programme(Singapore)

• CPF for Use of Public Housing (1968)
• - Allow citizens to use their CPF savings to
  finance the purchase of their homes
• - Restricted for using (Housing) before 1968
• Home Protection Scheme (1981)
• -  Implemented by the CPF Board
• - Ensure that owner would not lose their home
  due to the death or permanent incapacity

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Public Housing programme(Singapore)

• Launch of Home Office (HO) Scheme
• - Programme allows the homeowner conduct
  small-businesses at home
• - Save time and expenses due to reduction of
  operation fee
• - Businesses must not affect the neighbour

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Public Housing programme(Singapore)

• Lease Buyback Scheme (LBS) (2009)
• - To help the lower-income elderly to unlock
  their housing equity
• - Meet their retirement needs

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Housing Environment
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Housing Environment(HK)
United Christian Hospital
Post Office
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Shopping mall in public housing(HK)
Housing Environment(HK)
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KMB
Transportation in HK
MTR
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Housing Environment(Singapore)
Highway
Car park
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Housing Environment(Singapore)
HDB Playground
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
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Transportation in Singapore
Mass Rapid Transit
SBS Transit
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Rent and the price
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Rent price
Hong Kong Singapore
Average rents of public flats (3 Rooms) 1,500 3,000
Average rents of public flats (4 Rooms) 2,000 3,500
http//www.iproperty.com.sg/
http//www.expathome.com.hk/eng/index.php
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Rent price
Hong Kong Singapore
Condo (1000 sq ft.) 46,000 35,000
Town house (2800 sq ft.) 130,000 66,000
Penthouse (5200 sq ft.) 390,000 150,000
http//www.iproperty.com.sg/
http//www.expathome.com.hk/eng/index.php
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Buying price
Hong Kong Singapore
Condo 27,000, 000 16,000,000
Low Rise (1500 sq ft.) 19,000,000 9,600,000
Low Rise (2000 sq ft.) 40,000,000 17,400,000
Townhouse (3300 sq ft.) 88,000,000 25,000,000
http//www.iproperty.com.sg/
http//www.expathome.com.hk/eng/index.php
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Illegal Structure
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Illegal structure

• - Also called Unauthorized Building Works(UBW)
• - Definition
• Any additions to buildings without the approval
  of the Buildings Department
• (Building and Construction Authority in
  Singapore)
• - Problems
• Cause danger to the whole building

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Illegal structure in Hong Kong

• Can be found easily
• Loose restriction
• Long-term issue
• Government attitude
• Due with the problem depends on how serious it is
• Less control in the problem
• passive

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Law of illegal structure in Hong Kong

• - Not complying Order for Removal of UBW
• ? Criminal offense
• Maximum penalty
• 1 year's imprisonment
• - Fine of HK200,000
• For continuing offenses, there is a further
• daily fine of HK20,000

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Law of illegal structure in Hong Kong

• Carrying out building works without approval
• - Maximum penalty
• - 2 years' imprisonment
• Fine of HK400,000.
• For continuing offenses, there is a further
• daily fine of HK20,000.

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Accident caused by illegal structure(Hong Kong)

• Building collapse in To Kwa Wan (29 Jan 2010)
• ReasonRemoving illegal structure
• 4 people died in the accident
• Following works taken by the government
• Check all the old building and
• illegal structure in Hong Kong

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Illegal structure in Singapore

• Rare to find in Singapore
• Government attitude
• Citizens awareness
• Additions is allowed with the permission of
  Building and Construction Authority
• ?Fewer accident cause by illegal structure

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Law of illegal structure in Singapore

• - Not complying Order for Removal of UBW
• Maximum penalty
• lt 6 months imprisonment
• - Fine of 20,000 ( HKD120,000)
• For continuing offenses, there is a further
• daily fine of 500(HKD3000)

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Law of illegal structure in Singapore

• - Carrying out building works without approval
• - Maximum penalty
• - lt 2 years' imprisonment
• Fine of 200,000 (HKD 1,200,000)
• For continuing offenses, there is a further
• daily fine of 1,000 (HKD 6,000)

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Safety of Buildings

• In Singapore, there are no massive Building
  Collapse Accidents since 1986 (Hotel New World)
• Issued BCA quality Mark Scheme in 2002
• ?ensure good quality of buildings

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Singapore V.S Hong Kong (Housing Environment)
Hong Kong Singapore
Living Environment Overcrowding Comfortable
Green area Less More
Facilities Less Well-developed
Transportation Network Same Same
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Singapore V.S Hong Kong (Illegal structure)

Hong Kong Singapore
Number of illegal structure More Fewer
Laws Stricter Looser
Government role Passive Active
Citizens awareness Poorer Better
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Singapore V.S Hong Kong (Housing)
Hong Kong Singapore
Development of Housing Estate High Density with Tall Buildings Good facilities nearbylower density
Rules of applying Public Housing Less restriction long waiting time More restriction
Safety of Building Voluntary Safety Inspection Scheme Too much kinds of building, fail to manage Quality Check on New Buildings Most Likely managed by Government
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Conclusion

• Our group think that a favourable place for
  living should include the following criteria
• ? Complete and Well-developed facilities
• ? Less illegal structures ? Safer living
  environment
• ? More green area for relaxation
• ? Reasonable price of residential places
• Therefore, we think that
  is a better place to live!

Singapore
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The END