Hong Kong Housing Society

Hong Kong Housing Society
Founded1948; 76 years ago (1948) (incorporated 1951)
TypeNon-profit non-governmental organisation
Location
Area served
Hong Kong
Productpublic housing
OwnerHong Kong Housing Society
Key people
Walter Chan Ka-lok, Chairman
Revenue
HK$1,769,000,000
Employees
1218
Websitehkhs.com
Hong Kong Housing Society
Traditional Chinese香港房屋協會
Simplified Chinese香港房屋协会
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Fángwū Xiéhuì
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationhēung góng fòhng ūk hip wuih
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 fong4 uk1 hip3 wui6
Housing Society
Traditional Chinese房屋協會
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationFòhng ūk hip wuih
JyutpingFong4 uk1 hip3 wui6

The Hong Kong Housing Society, or Housing Society for short, is the second largest public housing provider in Hong Kong (the first being the Hong Kong Housing Authority). The Society housed around 130,000 residents as of 2020. The Housing Society has been a dedicated housing provider in constantly identifying the housing needs of different sectors of the community and developing housing options attuned to their needs. Since its inception, a total of over 73,000 units have been built under different housing schemes, including Rental Estate, Rural Public Housing, Urban Improvement Scheme, Flat-for-Sale Scheme, Sandwich Class Housing Scheme, Full Market Value Development, Urban Renewal Project, Senior Citizen Residences Scheme, The Tanner Hill and Subsidised Sale Flats project.[1]

The society is a non-governmental organisation and non-profit organisation. The chairman of the society is Walter Chan (陳家樂) and the chief executive officer and executive director is Chan Yum-min (陳欽勉).

  1. ^ "Property Development". Hong Kong Housing Society. Hong Kong Housing Society. Retrieved 26 November 2020.