Recently, a resident of Oi Man Estate in Ho Man Tin found a flat installed with 4 split-type air-conditioners. The posting aroused heated debates among netizens. Some suspected that the flat was oddly equipped with sub-divided units or belonged to a well-off tenant, while others thought that there was no problem as "four air-conditioners are turned on in turn, they will not be so easy to break down".
Some netizens also posted a photo of a flat in Lung Shing House, Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate with split-type air-conditioners outside the window, and left a comment that "many public housing units have 4 split-type air-conditioners".
In reply to the media enquiry, the Housing Department (HD) said that according to the record of the home visit in July, the flat in question in Oi Man Estate has a separate room, and the living condition is consistent with the HD's record, and no misuse of public housing is found. However, as the location and number of air-conditioners installed in the flat did not comply with the relevant requirements, the office issued a rectification notice to the tenant requiring rectification within a specified period, failing which the HD will take further control action, including the issue of a warning letter and termination of tenancy.
As for the situation in Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate, according to the records of the home visits, there are also sub-divided rooms in the flat in question. The estate office is liaising with the tenant concerned, and if it is confirmed that the location and number of installations do not comply with the relevant requirements, the office will issue a notice to rectify the irregularities to the tenant and require rectification within a specified period, failing which the HD will take further control actions including the issuance of a warning letter and the termination of the tenancy agreement.
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