3.1 U2 Ch.3 | Housing Problem in Hong Kong

3.1 U2 Ch.3

Housing Problem in Hong Kong

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What housing problem is Hong Kong facing?

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Let's watch a video on the interview with Mr. Lee and Mrs. Chan.

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Multiple Choice

If Mr Lee spent no money at all, how many years would it take for him to save up for a private flat?

• About 10 years

• About 20 years

• About 40 years

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Multiple Choice

How does Mr Lee describe the flat that he may be able to afford after saving for more than 20 years?

• Small, only small furniture can fit in

• Small, but with many storage space

• Large, which allows many friends to come over at one time

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Multiple Select

What housing problems in Hong Kong does the interview with Mr Lee show? (There can be more than one answer.)

• Expensive private housing

• Small living areas

• Not enough public housing

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Multiple Choice

How does Mrs Chan think about the rent she pays for the subdivided flat that she is living in?

• Not a burden

• Quite a burden

• A heavy burden

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Multiple Choice

Where does Mrs Chan cook?

• In the kitchen

• In the toilet

• In the corridor outside her home

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are the wishes of Mrs Chan? (There can be more than one answer.)

• To pay less rent for the subdivided flat

• To be allocated a flat in a public housing estate

• To live in a bigger flat with her family

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​1. Expensive private housing

3.1 U2 Ch.3 | Housing Problem in Hong Kong

​Hong Kong has topped the table as the world’s most expensive housing marketing for several straight years.

3.1 U2 Ch.3 | Housing Problem in Hong Kong

An average Hong Kong family needs to save without spending for 20.9 years to be able to buy private housing. This is far more than other families in other places.

3.1 U2 Ch.3 | Housing Problem in Hong Kong

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3.1 U2 Ch.3 | Housing Problem in Hong Kong

Recently, there are smaller private housing that are slightly lower in price.

​2. Not enough public housing

3.1 U2 Ch.3 | Housing Problem in Hong Kong

​People who can't buy flats may rent one instead. These are some of the choices.

Among the three choices, public housing is the cheapest.

Multiple Choice

How long does a family have to wait until they get a place in the public housing estate?

• about 3 months

• less than 1 year

• more than 5 years

• more than 20 years

3.1 U2 Ch.3 | Housing Problem in Hong Kong

However, the waiting time for public housing has increased from three years to more than five years.

3.1 U2 Ch.3 | Housing Problem in Hong Kong

As there are not enough public housing, families who cannot pay a high rent need to live in subdivided flats.

Subdivided flats are flats made from bigger private housing flats.

Multiple Select

What problem are there in subdivided flats? (There can be more than one answer)

• They are usually small and crowded.

• There are not enough facilities (e.g. no kitchen).

• Rent may be a little lower than other flats.

​3. Small living area

3.1 U2 Ch.3 | Housing Problem in Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, the average living area is far smaller than other developed areas such as Singapore (30 m²).

3.1 U2 Ch.3 | Housing Problem in Hong Kong

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Multiple Select

What housing problem is Hong Kong facing?

• Not enough electricity supply

• The private housing is expensive.

• There is not enough public housing.

• The water supply is dirty.

• The living area is small.

1. Expensive private housing

​2. Not enough public housing

3. Small living area

Conclusion | Housing Problem in Hong Kong