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HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21
In fact, optimal use of land and housing resources could be made more effective when it was considered in a wider scale with larger volume of housing resources, as additional land resources are often needed to facilitate the building of rehousing estates for the redevelopment of rental estates. Thus, the redevelopment of Kwun Tong Garden Estate II will only be able to kickstart with the rehousing site at Ting On Street to accommodate the affected residents; similarly for Yue Kwong Chuen of which its demolition and redevelopment could only be made possible with the rehousing site at Shek Pai Wan Road for accommodating the residents.
In this connection, we would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the Government for granting us a number of decanting sites for the redevelopment of our rental estates over the past few years, and for engaging us in the development of a number of dedicated rehousing estates.
Moreover, we have been entrusted with the Government for the redevelopment of three squatter areas in Kowloon East during the year, which will help facilitate more housing supplies in the medium term. These sites and resources will help achieve a more flexible and efficient management of housing resources, which will bring better planning as well as better homes for Hong Kong people.
Caring for the Elderly with Ageing in Place
The year has been a tough one for the seniors. While older adults are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19, they were advised to stay home and keep safe.
This is where the challenge begins. Isolation has been stressful for some of our senior tenants as they feared going out and contracting the disease. Loneliness exacerbates while social activities were suspended and venues for interaction and communication were closed to the public.
事實上，由於重建出租屋邨往往涉及龐大土 地資源的大規模發展和規劃，例如需額外土 地興建安置屋邨，正如觀塘花園大廈二期重 建項目只能在定安街安置屋邨落成並為受影 響的住戶提供居所後開展;同樣地，漁光村 清拆及重建工程只能在石排灣道安置屋邨建 成及安置住戶後啟動，在過程中令土地資源 更有效地得以運用。
在這方面，我們衷心感謝政府於近年批出多 幅土地用作興建安置屋邨，並讓我們參與發 展多個專用安置屋邨。
此外，我們於本年度受政府委託發展位於九 龍東的三個寮屋區，有助增加中期房屋供 應。這些用地及資源有助達致更靈活有效的 房屋資源管理，令房協能為香港市民提供更 完善的規劃及更宜居的家園。
關顧樂齡人口需要
對長者而言，過去一年相當艱難。由於年長 人士感染新冠病毒後病情加劇的風險較高， 因此建議他們留在家中以免受傳染。
這同時帶來挑戰。隔離令部分長者租戶感到 焦慮，他們害怕外出並擔心感染病毒。隨著 社交活動暫停，互動及溝通場地停止開放， 他們倍感孤單。