HKHS Achieves Multiple Wins in Quality Property and Facility Management for Creating People-Centric Communities of Well-being and Harmonious Living

The Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS) has recently been crowned multiple awards at the “Quality Property and Facility Management Award 2024” for its outstanding performance in property and facility management. Cho Yiu Chuen, a rental estate, and The Tanner Hill, a non-subsidised quality elderly housing project, received the Grand Award in the categories of “Public Rental Housing” and “Community Housing” respectively. The Tanner Hill also won the inaugural “Theme Award” by achieving the highest score in “Establishing a Wellness Harmony Community”.

The Tanner Hill, winning project of the “Theme Award”, was completed in 2015. It is Hong Kong’s first non-subsidised quality housing project for senior citizens of better affordability. The project provides age-friendly residential units, and also services and facilities to take care of the residents’ physical and mental health, including advanced home care support systems for safety and health monitoring, housekeeping and handyman services, an indoor heated swimming pool, social worker support, as well as healthcare and skilled care services. HKHS also collaborates with different organisations to provide an array of engaging activities for The Tanner Hill’s residents to enjoy active ageing.

Completed in the 1970s, Cho Yiu Chuen is Hong Kong’s first public housing estate built with a swimming pool and comprises an independent living housing block, “Chung Ning Sheh”, designed for the older persons. Cho Yiu Chuen stunned the industry in the early years by winning an architecture award for its aesthetically-pleasing environmental design. In 2022, HKHS piloted a two-year programme “Mind-friendly Estate Model at Cho Yiu Chuen”. By orchestrating diverse community resources, the project helps the residents to reduce stress and enhance their well-being through art. In addition, HKHS’s multi-disciplinary CES (Caring, Engaging and Smart) Team offers support to needy residents, engaging them in estate-based group activities and strengthening the neighbourhood bonding.