Tai Hang Sai Estate 大坑西邨

Tai Hang Sai Estate is a private rental housing estate. It is constructed and managed by the Hong Kong Settlers Housing Corporation Limited ("HKSHCL"), which is a non-profit-making organization.

- consists of 8 residential buildings which were built in 1965 and 1977 respectively.

Aims:

- let 1603 flats out at rents below market levels to tenants on low incomes

- to rehouse tenants affected by clearance of the then Tai Hang Sai Resettlement Area

Characteristics:

Although it is rental housing, it was developed by a privately owned company, unlike other public housing estates which are built and managed by either Hong Kong Housing Authority or Hong Kong Housing Society.

Privatisation of renting housing (low-cost housing as state welfare)

• NGOs: developing the housing estate targeted for the low-income groups