Wait for public rental housing drops to 5.7 years as Hong Kong’s leading provider confident overall supply will log ‘obvious increase’ next year


The average waiting time for a Hong Kong public rental flat has slightly dropped to 5.7 years, as the city’s major provider is confident the housing supply will log an “obvious increase” from next year.

The Housing Authority revealed on Friday that the figure for the first quarter of 2024 for general applicants – families and elderly households – had slightly dropped from the 5.8 years recorded in the previous quarter.

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