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Joyous Living senior housing project () is a scheme being planned and developed by the
non-governmental A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in ...
and nonprofit
Hong Kong Housing Society The Hong Kong Housing Society or Housing Society for short, is the second largest public housing provider in Hong Kong (the first being the Hong Kong Housing Authority). The Society housed around 130,000 residents as of 2020. The Housing Society ...
, the second largest
public housing Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, def ...
provider in
Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
. The project is targeting wealthy retired individuals, and fills up market gap for one-stop worry free retirement living for the middle class but has attracted criticism for its high price. Two senior housing sites are located in Hong Kong: Tanner Hill Project and Wetland Park Road Project, which will provide around 1,600 non-subsidized independent living for middle class seniors in Hong Kong. Both sites will provide homes of 500 to 1,300 square feet for long-term lease, not for sale.


Tanner Hill Project

The Tanner Hill Project will be located in
North Point North Point is a mixed-use urban area in the Eastern District of Hong Kong. Located in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island, the area is named after a cape between Causeway Bay and Tsat Tsz Mui that projects toward Kowloon Bay. Locat ...
, on the site of the former Tanner Hill Estate of the Hong Kong Housing Society, that was demolished in 2000. The Project will yield 588 flats by early 2015.


Wetland Park Road Project

The Wetland Park Road Project, located near the Wetland Park in the northwestern
New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...
will deliver 1,000 flats. Moved in date would be announced later.


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Joyous Living senior housing project website

"Joyous Living Elderly home scheme"
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program on February 9, 2012 Housing in Hong Kong