Policy Address

164. The Government will allow an adequate grace period for pre-existing SDU owners and households to make necessary arrangements, and handle SDUs in residential buildings by batches in an orderly manner having regard to the market supply of Basic Housing Units and taking into consideration the supply of and policy on public housing. The Secretary for Housing will be empowered by law to decide, upon expiry of the grace period, when to take enforcement actions against substandard SDUs by batches in an orderly manner in light of actual circumstances.

165. The Government proposes that the standards of "Basic Housing Units" should include the provision of windows, an individual toilet, a floor area of no less than 8 square metres, etc. The Deputy Financial Secretary and the Secretary for Housing, being the head and deputy head of the Task Force respectively, will announce the details and seek the views of the LegCo and stakeholders for drawing up the legislative proposals and related measures, such as the timetable for registration.