Show flats for three kinds of the government’s housing projects have recently been opened to members of the public to visit.
The three kinds of housing projects are subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) flats to be built on certain plots in the Zone A land reclamation area, temporary housing towers on Plot P in Areia Preta district, and a rental housing project for senior citizens also on Plot P.
The show flats for the three kinds of housing, which opened to the public last week, have been set up on the third floor of the newly-completed second phase of the Mong Ha social housing estate – officially named Mong Tak Building – which is located at the corner of Rua de Francisco Xavier Pereira and Avenida de Venceslau de Morais.
Residents have to book their visit to the show flats for the Zone A HOS housing and for the temporary housing, while an appointment is not needed to visit to the show flats for the rental housing for senior citizens.
HOS show flats
The government launched a new round of applications last Wednesday for 5,254 HOS flats in Zone A, which will be built on five plots there, comprising 242 one-bedroom units, 4,478 two-bedroom units and 534 three-bedroom units. The four-month application period will end on November 12.
Only permanent residents can apply to buy an HOS flat. An individual applicant for an HOS unit must be aged at least 23, while the representative of a household applying for an HOS unit must be at least 18 years old.
In Mong Tak Building, the Housing Bureau (IH) has set up a show flat each for the one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom HOS units to be built on the five plots – A1, A2, A3, A4 and A12 – in Zone A. The bureau has placed furniture and household appliances in the three-bedroom show flat, but not in the one-bedroom and two-bedroom show flats.
Temporary housing show flats
Plot P will have three temporary housing estates comprising a total of eight towers, the construction projects of all which got off the ground earlier this month. The temporary housing flats, which are developed by Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) – a fully government-owned company tasked with the city’s urban renewal process, will be earmarked for property owners affected by urban renewal projects to rent and live in temporarily during the redevelopment of their old homes.
A statement by the urban renewal company last week noted that the eight temporary housing towers on Plot P, which will have between 37 and 50 storeys, will provide 2,803 units. The temporary housing project on the plot will provide about 1,100 parking spaces for cars and some 590 parking spaces for motorcycles, according to last week’s MUR statement, which also said that the temporary housing towers are built in line with the standards of private residential projects.
“The project will feature a diverse range of recreational and leisure facilities, including recreational and sports zones in both outdoor and covered areas, children’s playgrounds, promenades, in addition to lawns and plants with a greenery coverage of over 50 percent,” the MUR statement said.
The MUR statement said that the temporary housing project will also feature commercial areas, a public transport interchange, two public roads, a pedestrian precinct, and a footbridge connected to nearby communities. The pedestrian precinct will also function as a “ventilation corridor” and an emergency passageway for fire engines, the statement said.
In Mong Tak Building, the urban renewal company has set up a show flat each for the one-bedroom and two-bedroom temporary housing units on Plot P. The company’s representatives said last week that the future temporary housing flats on Plot P will be equipped with home appliances such as a kitchen stove, a kitchen hood, a washing machine, a water heater and a refrigerator.
Show flats for housing for seniors
The rental housing project for senior citizens, which will be located next to the temporary housing project on Plot P, will be earmarked for senior citizens living in low-rise walk-ups to rent and live in so that their living quality can be improved, the government has said. Priority will be given to those with reduced mobility in the future application process for the total of 1,815 studio flats on Plot P. The project comprising two hotel-style apartment towers got off the ground late last year.
Various facilities will be set up on the podium levels of the rental housing towers for senior citizens, such as restaurants, clinics and dialysis machines.
In Mong Tak Building, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS), which will oversee the future operation of the rental housing estate for seniors on Plot P, has set up a show flat each for single-person flats and two-people flats. In addition to electric appliances and furniture, the hotel-style flats will have various barrier-free facilities and devices for keeping seniors safe.
The show flats in Mong Tak Building for the three kinds of housing are open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday and closed on Mondays and public holidays.
Bookings for visits to the show flats for the Zone A HOS housing can be made on https://booking.ihm.gov.mo, while appointments for visits to the show flats for the Plot P temporary housing can be made by visiting the urban renewal company’s website on https://www.mur.com.mo.
This photo taken last week depicts a bedroom of a three-bedroom subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) show flat set up in Mong Ha social housing estate’s Mong Tak Building. Photo: Tony Wong
This photo taken last week depicts a temporary housing show flat set up in Mong Tak Building. Photo: Tony Wong
This photo released by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) last week depicts a show flat set up in Mong Tak Building for the rental housing estate for seniors on Plot P.
