Housing Bureau Director Chiang Coc Meng recently revealed that the Macao SAR Government and the original lessee of Bairro da Ilha Verde have reached an agreement regarding public housing project plot 4 in the area, which is earmarked to provide 500 apartments.
Construction will begin this year. The lessee has also agreed to finalise the clearance of plots 1 to 3 by 2010 and return them to the Government for public housing development.

Furthermore, the Government has also reserved twelve plots in Seac Pai Van in Coloane for public housing. The location was originally a quarry; the nearby traffic network and infrastructure are currently inadequate, and inappropriate for immediate use. The government is currently drafting a related urban plan incorporating traffic network and infrastructure with a view to early construction.

As far as the Temporary Subsidy Plan for Public Housing Applicants is concerned, as of December 2008, some 2,495 application forms have been submitted for the 6,199 units available, of which 2,341 forms have been processed. A total of 2,055 applications were approved while 286 were rejected. Six applicants have voluntarily forfeited the subsidy or withdrawn their application and 128 are pending supplementary documentation, while 20 are pending processing. For those not qualified to apply for public housing, but fulfil income requirements, the Welfare Bureau will extend assistance if they are unable to pay rent charges.

The government has also reserved a plot in the former Mong Há Barracks on Rua de Francisco Xavier Pereira, allotting an area of 2200m² for a public housing scheme. At the same time, the government will speed up the legal amendments pertaining to public housing to ensure the proper use of resources.

房屋局长郑国明表示，特区政府已经与青洲坊原土地承批人达成协议， Lote 4公共房屋建筑工程预期今年内启动工程，可提供约五百个住宅单位。其余的一、二及三地段，承批人亦同意于2010年前完成清迁，并交还政府发展公共房屋。

    另外，特区政府在路环石排湾规划了十二幅地段，作为兴建公共房屋的土地储备。基于该选址的主体原为石矿场，周边尚未有道路和基础配套设施，暂未具备直接使用条件。特区政府现正草拟相关的都市化规划，并编制配套的路网和基建设施计划，争取尽快施工。

    有关“社屋轮候家团住屋临时补助发放计划”方面，截至去年十二月底，在6199个轮候家团中，递交了2495份申请表，已处理的有2341份，其中批准的申请共2055份，不批准的共286份。获批后自行放弃或取消补助的有六份，尚待补交文件及待处理的申请，则分别为128份及20份。对于现时不能申请社屋，但符合社屋入息审查标准的申请人士，若有租金负担困难，社工局会给予协助。

    另外，政府已在俾利喇街（望厦旧兵营）预留一幅约2200平方米的土地，作为规划兴建公共房屋的地段。同时，政府将加快修订公共房屋相关法例的进度，加强资源合理运用。

房屋局長鄭國明表示，特區政府已經與青洲坊原土地承批人達成協議， Lote 4公共房屋建築工程預期今年內啟動工程，可提供約五百個住宅單位。其餘的一、二及三地段，承批人亦同意於2010年前完成清遷，並交還政府發展公共房屋。

    另外，特區政府在路環石排灣規劃了十二幅地段，作為興建公共房屋的土地儲備。基於該選址的主體原為石礦場，周邊尚未有道路和基礎配套設施，暫未具備直接使用條件。特區政府現正草擬相關的都市化規劃，並編製配套的路網和基建設施計劃，爭取盡快施工。

有關“社屋輪候家團住屋臨時補助發放計劃”方面，截至去年十二月底，在6199個輪候家團中，遞交了2495份申請表，已處理的有2341份，其中批准的申請共2055份，不批准的共286份。獲批後自行放棄或取消補助的有六份，尚待補交文件及待處理的申請，則分別為128份及20份。對於現時不能申請社屋，但符合社屋入息審查標準的申請人士，若有租金負擔困難，社工局會給予協助。

    另外，政府已在俾利喇街（望廈舊兵營）預留一幅約2200平方米的土地，作為規劃興建公共房屋的地段。同時，政府將加快修訂公共房屋相關法例的進度，加強資源合理運用。