Fact · housing · 2026-09
Average PRH waiting time (official definition)
公屋平均輪候時間（官方定義）
Figure and reference date
See the Housing Bureau’s latest published figure
見房屋局公布的最新時點數字
Notes and definition
Defined as the average waiting time of general applicants allotted PRH in the past 12 months; it excludes non-elderly one-person applicants under the Quota and Points System.
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| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent living quarters 永久性居住屋宇單位 | 3,106,000 3 106 000 Should not be compared directly with domestic household counts to infer vacancy. | 2025-09 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Public rental housing units 公共租住房屋單位 | 877,000 (28.2%) 877 000（佔 28.2%） | 2025-09 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Subsidised sale flats 資助出售單位 | 467,000 (15.0%) 467 000（佔 15.0%） | 2025-09 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Private permanent quarters 私人永久性屋宇單位 | 1,762,000 (56.7%) 1 762 000（佔 56.7%） | 2025-09 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Newly completed residential flats 新落成居住單位 | 41,700 41 700 個 | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| General public rental housing applications 一般出租公屋申請 | About 100,500 約 100 500 宗 | 2026-06 | Housing Bureau on public rental housing waiting time |
| Non-elderly one-person applications under QPS 配額及計分制非長者一人申請 | About 81,000 約 81 000 宗 | 2026-06 | Housing Bureau on public rental housing waiting time |
| Private domestic property price index (territory-wide) 私人住宅售價指數（全港） | 320.5 (August 2026, provisional) 320.5（2026年8月，暫定數字） Published monthly by the RVD (1999=100). The June 2026 figure was 323.2; the August index reflects month-on-month movement. | 2026-08 | Rating and Valuation Department: Property Market Statistics (Private Property Price & Rental Indices) |
| Private domestic property rental index (territory-wide) 私人住宅租金指數（全港） | 210.3 (August 2026) 210.3（2026年8月） Published monthly by the RVD (1999=100). The August figure is a record high. | 2026-08 | Rating and Valuation Department: Property Market Statistics (Private Property Price & Rental Indices) |
| Recorded total land area 已記錄土地總面積 | About 1,119 km² 約1 119 平方公里 Land area covered by the Planning Department Land Utilization statistics. | 2024 | Planning Department: Land Utilization in Hong Kong |
| Residential land 住宅用地 | About 80 km² (about 7%) 約80 平方公里（約7%） Planning Department 2024: private residential 27, public 18, village/rural 35 km². Residential land is about 7% of the recorded area. | 2024 | Planning Department: Land Utilization in Hong Kong |
| Share of land under country parks and special areas 郊野公園及特別地區佔土地面積 | About 40% 約40% Combining Land Utilization with AFCD area figures, country parks and special areas cover about 40% of Hong Kong land. | 2024 | Planning Department: Land Utilization in Hong Kong |
26 more figures in this group are listed in Housing.
Verified questions that cite this figure
How long is the wait for public rental housing?
The published “average waiting time” covers only general applicants allotted flats in the past 12 months — families and elderly one-person applicants. Non-elderly one-person applicants are handled under the Quota and Points System and usually wait longer.
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How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Average PRH waiting time (official definition)”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/prh-waiting-time-source, data as at 2026-09 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈公屋平均輪候時間（官方定義）〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/prh-waiting-time-source，資料時點 2026-09（查閱日期 ＿）。
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PRH applications and average waiting time
Hong Kong Housing Authority
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