Frequently Asked Questions
About Pok Oi Sing Ping Village
200 Ping Che Road, Ta Kwu Ling, New Territories
Transportation | Route | Drop off point |
Shutter Bus | NR118 | Pok Oi Sing Ping Village <--> Sheung Shui MTR Station Exit B2 |
Bus | 79K | Sing Ping Village |
Green minibus | 52K(Fan Ling/Ping Che) | Lee Uk Village |
1 Service building
1 Elderly centre
- - Canteen
- - Supermarket
- - Activity rooms
1 Elderly centre
Flat Details
Flat type | Internal Floor Area |
1-2 persons flat | 154 sq. ft. |
3-4 persons flat | 228 sq. ft. |
5-6 persons / Accessible flat | 325 sq. ft. |
- - 4-storey residential blocks constructed with MiC units, no provision for lift.
- - Separate areas for toilet, shower and kitchen will be provided in each flat.
- - Electric storage water heater, window-type air conditioner, doorbell, socket outlets, LED tubes, window frames, kitchen's exhaust fan, low cabinet for kitchen (excluding 5-6 persons/accessible flat), kitchen sink and tap, washing machine connection point, clothes hanging rod, bathroom's exhaust fan, bathroom sink and tap, wall mirror, towel shelf, toilet bowl, shower set, toilet roll holder, sprinkler head and smoke detector will be installed inside the residential flat (subject to the fixtures, equipment and domestic appliance stipulated on the Tenancy Agreement).
The monthly rent (including management fee and rates) will refer to the rent allowance of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) Scheme .
Family Size | Tenant receiving CSSA Rent Allowance (Monthly Rent) | |||
Monthly Rent | Portion of Monthly Rent Payable by Tenant | Special Discount | ||
1-Person | $2,515 | $2,515 | $1,917 | $598 |
2-Person | $4,440 | $4,440 | $1,917 | $2,523 |
3-Person | $5,330 | $5,330 | $2,552 | $2,778 |
4-Person | $6,006 | $6,006 | $2,552 | $3,453 |
5-Person | $6,695 | $6,695 | $4.059 | $2,636 |
6-Person | $7,800 | $7,800 | $4.059 | $3,741 |
The rent will include management fee and rates BUT exclude any utility expenses, the latter shall be borne solely by the tenants.
No animal or pet is permitted in the flat.
About Application
Application is NOW open; flat allocation is available while stocks last.
Category A Applicant (Priority):
*Families with babies born on or after 25 October 2023 and having been waiting for PRH for not less than two years are eligible for Category A application of transitional housing. The arrangement is effective from 1 December 2023 and the applicants are required to submit the application for transitional housing before the baby reaches the age of one.
Category B Applicant:
Example: An applicant applied the PRH in 2017 and updated the information in 2019, is he/she qualified to be a Category A Applicant?
Answer: Yes. The date of initial application will be considered. The applicant is qualified as long as he/she has been awaiting for PRH for 3 years before 1 December 2022.
- - Individual or family awaiting Public Rental Housing (PRH) for not less than 3 years
- - Families with newborns awaiting Public Rental Housing for not less than 2 years *
*Families with babies born on or after 25 October 2023 and having been waiting for PRH for not less than two years are eligible for Category A application of transitional housing. The arrangement is effective from 1 December 2023 and the applicants are required to submit the application for transitional housing before the baby reaches the age of one.
Category B Applicant:
- - Individual or family living in inadequate housing conditions / with urgent need for community support
Example: An applicant applied the PRH in 2017 and updated the information in 2019, is he/she qualified to be a Category A Applicant?
Answer: Yes. The date of initial application will be considered. The applicant is qualified as long as he/she has been awaiting for PRH for 3 years before 1 December 2022.
Please visit the Housing Bureau website for application details.
Please visit the Housing Bureau website for application details.
Please visit the Housing Bureau website for application details.
No, this project is aimed at providing transitional housing to the applicants for PRH; it is independently from PRH application. Your PRH application shall be processed in accordance with Housing Authority’s prevailing PRH application policy and procedures.
Wheelchair User can choose the accessible flat.
If you or any family member included in your application has been pregnant for 16 weeks or more, the unborn child will be counted as one of the family members.
No, the relationship between the applicant and the household member(s) must be relatives.
Average Monthly Household Income in the Past 6 Months equals to the sum of income earned by each of the family member in the past six months divided by 6.
Applicants can fill in the declaration form (POH can provide a template) or visit the Home Affairs Department to proceed the Administration Declarations/ Oaths for Private Use.
No, applicant can only choose the flat type according to his/her family size.
Yes, applicants need to update their PRH applications with Housing Authority if there is any change in the status of their family members prior to submitting application for this project.
Please visit the Housing Bureau website for application details.
Please visit the Housing Bureau website for application details.
Applicant can contact our Enquiry Hotline during the service hours : 2482 3909 | |
Hotline Service Hours : | Monday to Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; Saturday: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (except Sunday and public holidays) |
Applicants shall bring along all the required supporting documents (both the originals and one set of photocopies) for qualification vetting and verification when they are invited to attend the vetting interviews.
POH will complete the processing of the application and notify the result of the application within 30 days from the date of receipt of the application form by the Housing Bureau.
Vetting Interview
Upon successful submission of the application form, an SMS message will be sent via mobile phone to inform the application number by “The Task Force on Transitional Housing, Housing Bureau”.
- Category A Applicant: Vetting interview will be arranged according to application submission priority.
- Category B Applicant: Vetting interview will be arranged according to application submission priority. Registered social workers of POH will invite applicants and their family members aged 18 or above to attend the vetting interviews and will assess their eligibility and housing needs respectively.
POH will inform the eligible applicants individually.
Applicants and their family members aged 18 or above need to attend the vetting interviews together.
No rescheduling will not be arranged. Applicant who fails to attend the vetting interview shall be deemed to have given up his/her application.
- Applicants and their family members aged 18 or above need to attend the interviews together.
- Applicants shall bring along all the required supporting documents (the originals and one set of photocopies) for vetting at the interview.
- A completed application form (if applicable).
Flat Allocation and Signing of Tenancy Agreement
Flats will be allocated (randomly assigned by computer) to eligible applicants while stocks last; Category A applicants will have the priority in flat allocation.
Flat is randomly assigned by computer.
No, successful applicant will only have one chance for flat allocation. If applicant voluntarily refuses to accept the allocated flat, the said flat will be redrawn by computer in a random manner and be allocated to other eligible applicants according to the predetermined priority.
Yes, but Applicant can cancel the signed contract and apply for refund of payment within the “Cooling-off Period” (i.e. 3 days from the Date of Flat Allocation) at Pok Oi Sing Ping Village. No refund will be made after the “Cooling-off Period”. POH’s staff will explain the details upon flat allocation.
Tenancy Agreement
Tenant intake for 601 residential units will be commenced in the third quarter of 2024.
2 years (might have an option to renew)
If the lease cannot be renewed, applicants can apply other transitional housing project in the Scheme. Applicant shall vacate and return his/her allocated flat to POH upon lease expiry.
- By giving no less than one month’s advanced written notice to POH, tenants can terminate the TA, and vice versa.
- Upon allocation of PRH, the TA shall be terminated automatically. Tenants shall surrender the allocated flat to POH within 2 months after receiving allocation for PRH.