Strategic Initiatives Transitional Housing Projects

Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council (the Welfare Council) and Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) have collaborated in the establishment of “United Count” Transitional Housing Project at Tung Tau, Yuen Long, with the support of government funding. The Project provides 1,800 units with the objective of improving the living conditions of grassroots families. Through the delivery of social services, we aim to inspire our residents to participate actively in the activities of United Count, thereby building a caring, supportive and inclusive community together.

United Count is located on 1 Shan Pui Road, Tung Tau, Yuen Long, adjacent to Yuen Long town center, with developed facilities nearby. It takes only 10 minutes to walk to Yuen Long MTR station. A minibus line is located outside United Count to connect to the Yuen Long town center. Modular integration construction method is adopted when building United Court. It consists of 8 residential blocks; each block has four floors without lifts. United Court offers 1-person, 1-2-person, 2-3-person and 4-5-person units and accessible units to cater for the needs of different families. It is equipped with integrated social service centre, mini-store, self-service laundry, communal kitchen, SE United Cut, plaza, communal farm, and waste stations.

Floor plans of the units

1-person:

1-2-person:

2-3-person:

4-5-person:

The Welfare Council is responsible for project planning, construction, operation and management, and providing residents with a variety of people-oriented community services. SHKP has provided the land lot with a lease of 8 years minimum as well as full support from preliminary project planning and basic site formation.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Type A Applicant (Have Priority):
   The applicant who has been on the application waiting list for public rental housing for not less than 3 years, or family with newborns who has been waiting for public rental housing for not less than 2 year*
2. Type B Applicant:
   The applicant has been living in inadequate housing conditions or with imminent housing needs*

Remark: The applicant and his/her family members must meet HA's prevailing policies and eligibility criteria for applying for PRH (including but not limited to family size, income and asset value)

*Please follow the rules and regulations in the Application Guide.

Application Methods

Each applicant (including family applicant) can only submit ONE application by either ONE of the following options. Apply for free：

1. Online Application
   Online application website：uc.skhwc.org.hk 
2. By Task Force on Transitional Housing
   Project Code of United Court : 04
   Applicants can fill in the application form or upload the completed application form through the "TH-E" — Central and Unified Platform for Transitional Housing.
   Applicants may submit the application form through any of the following means:
   i ) by post to the “Task Force on Transitional Housing, Housing Bureau, P.O. Box 183, General Post Office” with “Application for Transitional Housing” marked on the envelope;
   (ii) by fax to 3565
   (iii) by email to thapp@hb.gov.hk; or
   (iv) by submitting the application form into the collection box at the Hong Kong Housing Authority Customer Service Centre

Remarks: The Welfare Council reserves the right to cancel all duplicate applications.

The Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council has received government funding support to renovate the 5th and 6th floors of the Sheng Kung Hui Holy Carpenter Church Building into "Joyard", providing 18 transitional housing units. These units aim to provide transitional housing and support services to single individuals (low-income youth, elderly individuals living alone, and others) receiving comprehensive social assistance, as well as grassroots families. The Council will also provide social services to residents and encourage active participation in activities, aiming to build a caring, supportive, and inclusive small community that comprehensively supports residents' physical, mental, and spiritual needs.

Floor plans of the units

1-person (Fully occupied)

2-person

3-4 person (Fully occupied)

4-5 person (Fully occupied)

Eligibility Criteria

1. Type A Applicant（Allocate not less than 80% of the units）:

The applicant who has been on the application waiting list for public rental housing for not less than 3 years*, or

2. Type B Applicant（Allocate not more than 20% of the units ; Quota is full）:

The applicant has been living in inadequate housing conditions or with imminent housing needs*

Application Methods

• Project Code: 38
• Applicants can fill in the application form or upload the completed application form through the "TH-E" — Central and Unified Platform for Transitional Housing.
•  Applicants may submit the application form through any of the following means:

(i) by post to the “Task Force on Transitional Housing, Housing Bureau, P.O. Box 183, General Post Office” with “Application for Transitional Housing” marked on the envelope;

(ii) by fax to 3565 4382;

(iii) by email to thapp@hb.gov.hk; or

(iv) by submitting the application form into the collection box at the Hong Kong Housing Authority Customer Service Centre 

Remarks:

• Operating organizations will not receive the application form directly

The Welfare Council reserves the right to cancel all duplicate applications.

The Lady MacLehose Centre was commissioned and subvented by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service to operate the “LMC Hub - Yip Shing” Yip Shing Street Modular Social Housing Project in Kwai Chung. In combination with the Lady MacLehose Centre’s diversified social services and regional collaboration force, the project will assist grassroots people and families living in poor conditions to improve their living environment, promote their physical and mental health, enhance personal competence and broaden social networks. It will also promote mutual assistance among grassroots communities to give back to the community via “participative management”. 

To support families living in undesirable environments, the Welfare Council has joined the “Community Housing Movement” of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) as one of the operators to provide transitional accommodation. Located at To Kwa Wan Road, the “Good Homes” project aims to encourage co-living and co-management and improving the housing conditions of underprivileged families, while promoting a neighbourly culture. The project was made possible by the joint effort of different parties, including the contribution of 61 units in 4 building blocks by Henderson Land Development Company Ltd., the funding of the Community Chest and the coordination of HKCSS. (The Project has ended.)