The Sandwich Class Housing Scheme was a scheme from the Hong Kong Housing Society offering apartments to

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families, i.e.

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, at concessionary prices during the 1990s in Hong Kong. The purchases were subject to a five-year resale restriction. The first development,

Tivoli Garden The following is an overview of public housing estates on Tsing Yi, Hong Kong including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), Tenant Purchase Scheme (TPS) and Subsidised Sale F ...

, was completed in 1995, and was followed by 12 other developments. In total, more than 12,000 units were offered.Hong Kong Housing Society - Sandwich Class Housing Scheme
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Home Ownership Scheme The Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) is a subsidised-sale public housing programme managed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority. It was instituted in the late 1970s as part of the government policy for public housing with two aims – to encourage b ...

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Flat-for-Sale Scheme Flat-for-Sale Scheme is a housing development scheme by Hong Kong Housing Society in 1980s. The flats under the scheme are for sale at a concessionary price. It is similar to Home Ownership Scheme by Hong Kong Housing Authority. The first estate ...

, the owners under Sandwich Class Housing Scheme must pay a land premium before they can sell their flats in the free second-hand property market.

Developments

The housing estates built under the scheme were: (number of apartments and year of completion into brackets) *

Park Belvedere The following is a list of Public housing estates in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), and Tenants Purchase ...

(雅景臺), Ma On Shan (882 - 1998) * Sunshine Grove (晴碧花園), Sha Tin (508 - 1998) * The Pinnacle (叠翠軒), Tseung Kwan O (1,424 - 1999) *

(宏福花園),

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(1,024 - 1995) * Hibiscus Park (芊紅居),

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(420 - 1998)Second mortgage loan arrangement for Sandwich Class Housing Scheme Owners
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Marina Habitat The following shows the public housing estates (including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) and Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS)) in Pok Fu Lam, Aberdeen, Wong Chuk Hang a ...

(悅海華庭), Ap Lei Chau (992 - 1998) *

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(悅庭軒),

Diamond Hill Diamond Hill is a hill in the east of Kowloon, Hong Kong. The name also refers to the area on or adjacent to the hill. It is surrounded by Ngau Chi Wan, San Po Kong, Wong Tai Sin and Tsz Wan Shan. Its northeast is limited by the ridge. It is pr ...

(798 - 1999) * Cascades (欣圖軒),

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(712 - 1999) * Highland Park (浩景臺),

(1,456 - 1999) Three developments were converted into private properties for sale at full market values: * Cayman Rise,

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Radiant Towers Radiant Towers () is a private housing estate in Po Lam, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong, developed by Hong Kong Housing Society. The estate is one of the Society's Sandwich Class Housing Scheme projects

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Mountain Shore Mountain Shore () is a private housing estate in Tai Shui Hang, Ma On Shan, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong. The estate is one of the Hong Kong Housing Society's Sandwich Class Housing Scheme projects converted into private developmen ...

, Ma On Shan (2002) * Serenity Place, Tseung Kwan O (2003) Land reallocated to

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: * Proposed SCHC and Flat-for-Sale Scheme development in Area 103 of Tin Shui Wai (now Tin Ching Estate)

Sales

Demand for Sandwich Class Housing apartments was generally high. For example, in 1996, the Hong Kong Housing Society received 6,520 applications for the sale of a batch of 1,696 units in Radiant Towers and Marina Habitat. This level of applications was a 40% increase in comparison to those for Park Belvedere and Tivoli Gardens, in 1995 and 1994 respectively. In the case of several projects, following a Government policy to suspend the sale of the subsidized flats in September 2001, not all units were sold under the initial Sandwich Class Housing Scheme. These projects include: Marina Habitat, The Pinnacle, Highland Park and Cascades. All units of Mountain Shore were initially sold within 9 hours in April 2002 at an average price of HK$2,900 per sq. ft.Emporis - Mountain Shore
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References

External links

{{commons category, Sandwich Class Housing Scheme
Sandwich Class Housing Scheme leaflet

Developments

Sales

See also

References

External links