He Yongxian, the director of the Hong Kong Housing Bureau, posted on a social platform on Friday (October 25), saying that the number of public housing applications in the past five years has declined significantly.16,000 cases fell about 46%to 8,600 cases.

He Yongxian said that looking at the data of the past five years, whether it is the general number of applications, or the number of applications under 30 years old, has decreased significantly.In the past five years, from 2020 to 2024, the general number of applications generally decreased from 155,800 to 123,100, a decline of about 21%; and public housing applicants under 30 years of age generally declined significantly, so as to make it more significant, so as to make it more significant.16,000 cases fell by about 46%to 8,600 cases, of which only brothers and sisters also declined from 4400 to 2,200 cases for family members, a decrease of 50%.

She said that in recent years, the number of non -elders who have applied for non -elders under the "quota and score system" has declined.In the past five years, the non -Elderly applied for a decrease of 12%to 9,500 cases from 103,900.%.

Among the buyers of various funding units, young people under the age of 40 accounted for a large proportion, and nearly half of the applicants who successfully purchased first -hand housing units were young people under 40; about 80 % of the "Baiju Ervian two -year(White Watch House Second Market Plan) "The buyer of the unit is under 40 years old.In terms of the "Hong Kong people's first home property plan", the applicants of the "first placement" unit and the final buyers were about 80 % of the young people under the age of 40.

He Yongxian said that the relevant data shows that the public housing waiting team has actually reduced significantly in the past five years. The official will continue to build the housing echelon so that the most needed grassroots citizens can be guaranteed, and young people can also have the opportunity to have the opportunityPlan your own development.