The Housing Authority (HA) formally established the HOS Secondary Market Scheme (HOSSMS) in June 1997. It enables public housing tenants and Green Form Certificate holders to purchase flats sold under Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) / Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS) / Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) (hereinafter collectively referred to as HOS flats) with the date of first assignment from the third years onwards. The launch of the HOSSMS increases the turnover of HOS flats so as to satisfy the society's need of subsidized home ownership. Apart from providing more choices for public rental housing tenants and Green Form Certificate holders to own a home, more public rental housing can be recovered for allocation to families in need.
Transactions in the HOS Secondary Market are similar to that in the open market. The purchaser and the seller may negotiate the price freely and conclude the deal either directly or through an estate agent. Purchasers of flats in the HOS Secondary Market will assume the liability to pay the premium if they sell their flats at the open market in the future. Please click the following links for more information on sales of flats at the HOS Secondary Market:
Sell in the Secondary Market:HOS flat owners, from the third year onwards from the date of first assignment, may sell their flat in the HOS Secondary Market to tenants of rental housing estates managed by the HA or the Housing Society (HS), authorized residents of Interim Housing managed by HA, or holders of Green Form Certificate issued by the HD without payment of a premium to the HA.
Flat owners may obtain application form of Certificate of Availability for Sale from District Tenancy Management Offices, and the Home Assistance Loan Unit. The completed application form should be submitted to the District Tenancy Management Offices concerned together with application fee and a copy of the Deed of Assignment.
The application fee shall be paid in the form of a crossed cheque / cashier order payable to the "Hong Kong Housing Authority". A Certificate of Availability for Sale will be issued to the HOS flat owner after the HD has verified the application.
Owners who have sold their flats, and their spouses are not eligible to join any of the subsidized housing scheme administered by the HA (including public rental housing, HOS, PSPS, HALS, HOS Secondary Market Scheme, TPS) and any subsidized scheme administered by the HS.
Sell in the Secondary Market: TPS flat owners, from the third year onwards from the date of first assignment, may sell their flats in the HOS Secondary Market to tenants of rental housing estates managed by the HA or the Housing Society (HS), authorized residents of Interim Housing managed by HA, or holders of Green Form Certificate issued by the HD without payment of a premium to the HA.
Flat owners may obtain application form of Certificate of Availability for Sale from District Tenancy Management Office and the Home Assistance Loan Unit or click the following link to download the form:
The completed application form should be submitted to the District Tenancy Management Office concerned together with an application fee and a copy of the Deed of Assignment.
The application fee shall be paid in the form of a crossed cheque / cashier order payable to the "Hong Kong Housing Authority". A Certificate of Availability for Sale will be issued to the TPS flat owner after the HD has verified the application.
Owners who have sold their flats, and their spouses are not eligible to join any of the subsidized housing scheme administered by the HA (including public rental housing, Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Home Assistance Loan Scheme (HALS), HOS Secondary Market Scheme, TPS) and any subsidized scheme administered by the HS.
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