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Following a comprehensive review of the institutional framework for
housing policy, the former Housing Bureau and the Housing Department merged
on July 1, 2002 to form the new Housing Department. The reconstituted
Housing Department integrates the policy and operational responsibilities
in the provision of public housing, the procurement of services from the
private sector and the assessment of eligibility for public housing assistance.
It continues to provide secretariat and executive support to the HKHA
and its committees to enable them to discharge their duties effectively.
The reconstituted Housing Department also monitors developments in the
private housing market, and oversees policy matters relating to the regulation
of estate agents.
Under the Accountability System for Principal Officials
implemented on July 1, 2002, the Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands
is the Principal Official responsible for overall housing matters. He
was appointed as Chairman of the HKHA on April 1, 2003 to help forge a
closer collaboration between the HKHA and the Government in the provision
of housing services. The Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands is
underpinned by the Permanent Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands
(Housing), who also heads the Housing Department. |
