Planning, Land and Affordable Housing in Hong Kong
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11485347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca L H Chiu (University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-81 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Housing Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0267-3037 • E-ISSN: 1466-1810 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02673030601024614 |
| OpenAlex | W2142301330 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 15 |
This paper investigates the approaches and the effectiveness of the government of Hong Kong in using the planning system and land policies to help provide affordable homes, widening the planning and affordable housing debate to urban systems in which governments possess both landownership and development rights. This paper argues that land and development right ownerships enable the Hong Kong Government to operate a massive public housing program to meet the housing needs of half the population at affordable rent and price levels, without having to resort to planning tools. However, the availability of subsidized housing still depends on other factors, notably government commitment and priority in solving housing problems. Landownership is less useful in regulating private housing prices as political and economic factors often override the situation. The empirical findings of this study suggest that land supply was often adjusted in response to the economic environment rather than shaping market outcomes. Hence, government ownership of land and development rights is found to be more effective in providing affordable subsidized housing to low-income families through the producer-subsidy approach rather than in regulating housing prices to enhance the affordability for private housing consumers
Affordable housing · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Local government · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Public economics · Public housing · Subsidized housing · Subsidy · Urban planning · Housing Market and Economics · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Public Administration · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.53 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |