Step up the housing ladder and embark on a new chapter of upward mobility
Whether you are applicants who have failed to purchase in previous sale exercises, younger generation or families with elderly members or newborns, the series of measures will assist you in stepping up the housing ladder steadily!
1 Adjustment of quota allocation ratio between Green Form (GF) and White Form (WF) applicants
The quota allocation ratio between GF and WF is adjusted to 50:50
2 Extra ballot number for applicants who have failed to purchase in the last two consecutive sale exercises
Allocate an extra ballot number to applicants who have failed to purchase a flat under HOS 2023 and HOS 2024
3 Extra ballot number for young applicants
Allocate an extra ballot number to young family applicants and young one‐person applicants aged below 40 with WF status
4 Relaxation of alienation restrictions
Shorten the alienation restriction period of new flats for sale in the open market from 15 years to 10 years from the date of first assignment
5 Support for the elderly and newborns – priority flat selection
Reserve a quota of around 40% of the new flats for sale for families applying under the "Priority Scheme for Families with Elderly Members" and the "Families with Newborns Flat Selection Priority Scheme"
6 Quota reserved for one‐person applicants as well
Reserve a quota of around 10% of the new flats for sale for one‐person applicants
1 Extra ballot number for applicants who have failed to purchase in the last two consecutive sale exercises
Allocate an extra ballot number to applicants who have failed to purchase a flat under GSH 2023 and GSH 2024
2 Relaxation of alienation restrictions
Shorten the alienation restriction period of new flats for sale in the open market from 15 years to 10 years from the date of first assignment
3 Support for the elderly and newborns – priority flat selection
Reserve a quota of around 40% of the new flats for sale for families applying under the "Priority Scheme for Families with Elderly Members" and the "Families with Newborns Flat Selection Priority Scheme"
4 Quota reserved for one‐person applicants as well
Reserve a quota of around 10% of the new flats for sale for one‐person applicants
1 Further increase in WSM quota
WSM quota is further increased by 1,000 to 7,000 in total
2 More opportunities for young people in home ownership
Under the Youth Scheme (WSM), 2,000 quotas are allocated for applicants aged below 40, of which
1,800 are for young family applicants and
200 for young one‐person applicants
3 Full utilisation of quotas to meet the expectations of purchasers
The number of Approval Letters issued by HA will be suitably higher than the WSM quota
| Options | WF Applicants | GF Applicants |
|---|---|---|
| Option 1 | Both HOS 2025 (White Form) and WSM 2025 |
Both HOS 2025 (Green Form) and GSH 2025 |
| Option 2 | HOS 2025 (White Form) only | HOS 2025 (Green Form) only |
| Option 3 | WSM 2025 only | GSH 2025 only |
