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Make home ownership a 5-year plan goal, Legco president says

Hong Kong authorities should make raising home ownership a goal in the city’s first five-year plan, Legislative Council president Starry Lee Wai-king has said, following…

By Samantha Johnson / September 7, 2026

Hong Kong authorities should make raising home ownership a goal in the city’s first five-year plan, Legislative Council president Starry Lee Wai-king has said, following a visit to a public housing estate with the housing minister.

Lee said on Monday that it can be achieved by reviving a scheme that allows public housing tenants to buy their units and reserving subsidised homes for youth and middle-class families.

Speaking on Monday after inspecting Oi Man Estate in Ho Man Tin with Housing Bureau and Housing Department staff, Lee said the target could be achieved by reviving a scheme that allowed public housing tenants to buy their flats and reserving subsidised homes for young people and middle-class families.

“I suggest gradually raising the home ownership ratio among local residents as a mid-to-long-term policy goal. This would build a clearer housing ladder for citizens,” she said in a Facebook post after the inspection with Housing Minister Winnie Ho Wing-yin.

Lee said she had presented her recommendations on the city’s first five-year plan and housing policy to Ho during the visit.

While she agreed with the government’s direction to continuously increase housing supply, she proposed additional measures to boost home ownership.

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