Govt Allots HK$36mn For Pre-fabricated Homes

The government's Community Care Fund has approved nearly HK$36 million to build pre-fabricated housing in Sham Shui Po.

The projects will be carried out by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service.

Its plan is to place three blocks, made of stackable, prefabricated units on Nam Cheong Street. The society wants to provide transitional homes for families who have been waiting for public housing for a long time.

Its chief executive, Chua Hoi-wai, said he hopes the Buildings Department will finish vetting applications submitted by at least four builders by this month.

The council can then choose one of the firms by tender, with an aim to having the prefabricated homes completed by the second quarter of next year.

Chua also revealed that the council is discussing two other locations with the government for such prefabricated flats – one in an urban area and another in the New Territories.