Does Hong Kong require permanent residents to apply for public housing?

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To apply for public housing in the name of a family, you must meet the following application conditions. If family members include elderly people aged 60 or above, they will receive a certain degree of priority in waiting and allocation of housing.

The applicant must be over 18 years old, and the applicant and family members must currently live in Hong Kong and have the right of abode in Hong Kong. Their stay in Hong Kong is not subject to any restrictions on residence (conditions related to the period of residence). except). Persons who have not been admitted to Hong Kong for residence cannot be included in the application.

At least half of the family members in the application must have lived in Hong Kong for seven years and are still living in Hong Kong. Children under the age of 18 will be deemed to have met the seven-year residence requirement in Hong Kong under the following circumstances:

1. No matter where they were born, as long as one of their parents has resided in Hong Kong for seven years.

2. Born in Hong Kong and established Hong Kong permanent resident status.

If your application meets all application conditions, you will be allocated public housing within one year.

In other words, only your spouse who is a permanent resident is eligible to apply for public housing.

According to the above instructions. Depending on your situation, you can read this article (their stay in Hong Kong is not restricted by the accompanying residence conditions (except for conditions related to the period of residence). People who are not allowed to come to Hong Kong to reside cannot be included in the application.) This article is already very clear. Tell you whether you can apply for public housing.

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Post-90s Alliance_Jason | 2014-11-15

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