This study aims to explore the home ownership policy drawing from Singapore to Hong Kong. It does so by reviewing the concept of policy drawing, and by analyzing 4 dimensions, namely, 1) use of provident fund for home purchase; 2) development of new town to increase housing supply; 3) land reclamation and land acquisition to increase home ownership; and 4) role of governments in promotion of home ownership via literature review and interviews. Based on the analysis, it is found that Hong Kong can partially draw the lessons from the home ownership policy of Singapore. For example, the use of provident fund for home purchase and the technique on the development of new town to increase housing supply can likely be drawn by Hong Kong. Rather, the techniques on land reclamation and land acquisition, and the achievement of universal home ownership cannot be drawn by Hong Kong. Although the first two dimensions can be drawn by Hong Kong, it is difficult to implement in Hong Kong due to the difference in policy environment between Singapore and Hong Kong. Certain conditions are required to fulfill before implementation of the two dimensions in Hong Kong. In fact, the home ownership policy of Singapore is used for reference only, it should be further modified by the Hong Kong government in order to develop a practicable housing policy which is suitable for the situation in Hong Kong. / published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management

Since the 1960s, as a result of the rapid and outstanding economic growth and industrialization, Hong Kong and Singapore, the two city-states in Asia, were named Asian Dragons among other Asian countries. Historically, both city-states were British colonies, and thus, they both shared similarities in the develop stage of the city in social, economic and political context. In the housing sectors, both city-states have also launched massive subsidized housing programme to facilitate their rapidly growth population with provision of affordable subsidized housing. To assist more residents to become home owners, a series of housing assistance programmes were implemented periodically to help the low and middle income households to climb up to the housing ladder. Despite that the government of Singapore and Hong Kong has implemented similar housing policies approach to their citizens in the beginning stage; yet, as at today, a different achievement in home ownership rate was resulted mainly due to different ruling of governance. This dissertation will first review the home ownership policies of Hong Kong and Singapore in social, economic and political context. In Chapter 5, evaluation on the effectiveness in the subsidized housing supply, land supply, control of affordability of both city-states will be critically discussed and explained why different home ownership rate of Singapore and Hong Kong was achieved. To make this dissertation more fruitful, in Chapter 6, in-depth interviews with Legco members, scholar and graduated students who have profound knowledge in the housing sector would be discussed and analyzed. Last but not least, political obstacles of Hong Kong would be explained in comparing with Singapore in the final chapter. Recommendation on which part of the housing policies of Hong Kong can be learnt from Singapore will be debated from the result drawn from the key findings and the analysis from the in-depth interviews from the previous chapters. / published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management

published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management

published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management

published_or_final_version / Urban Studies / Master / Master of Social Sciences

published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management

Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1992.

Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1992.

Thesis (M. Hous. M.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M. Hous. M)--University of Hong Kong, 1995. / "31st December, 1994"--P. [i]. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-96).