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Rent and Rental Policy 租金及租務政策
As a not-for-profit organisation operating on self-financing principles, 作為以自負盈虧原則營運的非牟利機構，
the operating accounts of the rental estates managed by the Housing 房協管理出租屋邨的營運賬目獨立於其他
Society are independent of other businesses. 業務。

To render assistance to tenants encountering short-term financial 為協助租戶面對短期財政困難，房協於二
difficulties, the Rent Assistance Scheme was launched in September 零一八年九月推出「租金援助計劃」。符合
2018. Tenants meeting the income and asset criteria are eligible to 收入及資產規定的租戶可申請減免一半租
apply for a 50% rent reduction for a period of two years on a renewal 金，每兩年再進行資格審核。
basis.

To ensure fair allocation of public housing resources, the Housing 為確保公平分配公營房屋資源，房協於二
Society introduced a new Well-off Tenants Policy (WTP) in September 零一八年九月推出新的「富戶政策」，該政
2018, which is applicable to new tenants as well as cases where tenancy 策適用於新租戶及將租約轉換予非配偶的
is transferred to a non-spousal family member of tenants. In other 家庭成員的租戶。換言之，該等租約持有
words, these tenancy holders are subject to means assessments and 人須接受「富戶政策」相關評估及遵守有關
requirements relating to the WTP. Since its introduction, about 160 new 規定。自實施該政策以來，大約有160份新
tenancy agreements were entered with the WTP terms incorporated. 租賃協議加入「富戶政策」條款。

Since the launch of
Rent assistance Scheme
自「租金援助計劃」推出以來

applications
have been approved
491申請獲批

香港房屋協會 2018/19 年度年報