Prevention of Abuse of Public Rental Housing Resources (2012/02/20) 

MR YIU SI-WING: I would like to ask if the authorities have analysed the situation about PRH tenants' incomes exceeding the WLIL; if so, whether it will consider posting on the Internet the information of the PRH households whose incomes exceed the limits significantly so as to enhance the transparency and at the same time enhance the deterrent effect. 

SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AND HOUSING: President, we do not have such a practice. If it is determined that a PRH household needs to pay additional rent during the checking, whether it is 1.5 times or double rent, or the PRH household is finally required to vacate his flat, it is all done strictly in accordance with the procedures. If a tenant violates the tenancy or refuses to move out, we will issue a Notice-to-quit and it is also done according to the procedure. We have not published any personal particulars of the relevant tenants via the Internet or other channels.

MR YIU SI-WING: I think that the Secretary has not answered my supplementary question regarding whether the authorities have analysed the incomes of the tenants, that is, to conduct an analysis on the incomes of the tenants whose incomes have exceeded the WLIL. 

SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AND HOUSING: President, when inspecting a tenant's income, we will follow the aforesaid criteria and see if his income has exceeded the level of a certain multiple of the WLIL. This should be a fair way to check his income and other information in other aspects. If a tenant's actual income does not exceed the level set in the WLIL, we will not say that his income exceeds the limits, we will conduct a fair analysis.