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At present, the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) manages a total of 193 public housing estates with over 810 000 public rental housing (PRH) flats, serving 2.1 million Hong Kong people. Since the 1980s, HA has implemented the Comprehensive Redevelopment Programme involving the large-scale demolition and redevelopment of old PRH blocks between 1987 and 2012. To this day, with social development and the increased aspiration for better living environment, public housing redevelopment projects remain to be implemented in a timely and orderly manner. Among the ten redevelopment projects being planned and implemented at present, the largest project is Wah Fu Estate, which was built over 50 years ago in the Southern District on Hong Kong Island. In this redevelopment project, 9 200 flats of Wah Fu Estate will be demolished in three phases and the residents will be rehoused in situ in five newly-built reception estates nearby. It is anticipated that 12 200 PRH flats can be provided upon the completion of the whole project.

With such a large redevelopment and rehousing project, how do the staff of the Housing Department communicate with the residents of the district to facilitate their understanding of the rehousing arrangement and principles behind, and to formulate a “people-oriented” redevelopment and rehousing strategy that invites the participation of residents in designing community facilities, so as to take into full account their views and needs? How can the original style of Wah Fu Estate, with rich architectural characteristics and historical significance, be preserved in the new building cluster? On the other hand, in an era where the society increasingly emphasises environmental protection and conservation, the Administration, apart from considering “redevelopment”, also has to keep environmental protection and conservation principles in mind, and pursue the principle of “more conservation and less demolition” as far as possible. The Housing Department has implemented the “Total Maintenance Scheme” (“TMS”) since 2006 to proactively provide on-site inspection and repair services for PRH flats to improve the living environment, lengthen the lifespan of public housing estates and enhance economic efficiency by preempting problems. In recent years, the TMS model has been extended to cover the “Responsive In-flat Maintenance Services” with simplified maintenance procedures to facilitate reporting by residents.
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문화 - Culture
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Comprehensive Redevelopment, Hong Kong Housing Authority, TMS
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