Flat-selection ballot held for Wang Fuk Court owners

The ballot to determine flat-selection order for Wang Fuk Court owners seeking new homes under the government’s Special Sales Exercise was held Tuesday morning. For the first batch of applicants, the first 10 numbers drawn, in order, were 25, 28, 75, 12, 56, 99, 59, 64, 36 and 47. Official results are scheduled to be uploaded to the scheme website at about 3pm. Under the exercise, selection order is decided in batches according to the date the government received an owner’s signed "Letter of Acceptance". The first-batch deadline was June 30, and the second-batch deadline was August 31. Within each batch, applicants are ordered by a computer ballot based on the last two digits of their application number. The government has reserved more than 4,400 units across 10 Housing Authority and Housing Society developments for owners who have sold their Wang Fuk Court units to the government, allowing them to buy a new subsidised unit or exchange flat-for-flat. The estates are located in various areas including Kowloon Bay, Kai Tak, Tseung Kwan O, Kwun Tong and Tai Po, with prices ranging from more than HK$1.5 million to over HK$5.3 million. Unit selection is expected to begin this month. An