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HOS flats, the HA may have to look for other sources of income or ask for more fundingfrom the government in order to keep sufficient cash flow.4.4. Social expectation of housingWith limited budget, it is hard for the HA to meet the ever growing aspiration onimproved quality of living (Lau & Yip, 1996). Therefore, the HA may have to look forother means to provide cost effective and efficient services. In future, more estatemanagement and maintenance will be outsourced from the private sector. Besides, theimprovement projects for shopping centres and the valuation work of premium assessmentsfor HOS/PSPS flats could be contracted out to the private sector. These arrangements areexpected to reduce the HA’s expenditure and at the same time improve the quality ofservices.
4.5. Redevelopment and rehousingThe redevelopment of resettlement housing and squatter clearance involves a hugeamount of money. However, there are only 36,000 units of former resettlement housing leftand the last squatter area in Diamond Hill was cleared in 2001, the expenditure on theredevelopment of PRH will be lowered in the coming years. Thus, it reduces the pressureon the HA’s financial burden.4.6. Overall financial sustainabilityThe current finance of the HA is remaining positive, with over $63,000 million reservesand $50,000 million funds, and an operating surplus of over $11,000 million in 2000/01.But its future financial sustainability is dependent upon the government housing strategy,which determined the role of the HA, and balance between the HA’s income and expenditure.Recently, the Housing Bureau has been transformed to the Housing, Planning and LandsBureau and the Housing Department is undergoing an evaluation and a restructuring will becarried out in the near future. These reorganisations are believed to help the HA to retrieveits role and set out its long-term vision. With a clear position, the HA can better plan itsfuture finance so as to maintain its financial sustainability.
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