🔥 Trending Hong Kong HOS 2026 Application Updates and Balloting Results

Hong Kong's Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) continues to be a regular and significant part of the government's housing policy, with several key developments and application periods announced for 2026. The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) is actively involved in producing new HOS flats and managing the scheme's implementation ².

Key Developments and Application Periods for HOS in 2026

HOS 2025 and Related Schemes Launched Together

In a move to drive upward mobility and home ownership, the Hong Kong Housing Authority jointly launched HOS 2025, Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme (GSH) 2025, and White Form Secondary Market Scheme (WSM) 2025 in April 2026 ¹⁴. This integrated approach aims to provide more flexible housing options and reorder Hong Kong's subsidised ownership ladder ⁶.

New HOS Flats Available for Application

Approximately 6,900 new HOS flats were made available for applications in April 2026 ². Separately, the Housing Authority announced that around 8,300 subsidised flats under the HOS will be available for applications in the second quarter of 2026 ³⁵. These units are spread across five different developments ⁵.

Express Flat Allocation Scheme (EFAS) 2026

The Express Flat Allocation Scheme (2026) was launched on July 2, 2026, to provide flexible housing options. Applications for this scheme, which also includes the resale of Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme (GSH) flats and Recovered Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) flats, opened from July 3 to July 16, 2026 ¹⁷⁸⁹. Eligible individuals were invited to apply during this period ⁷.

Long-term Public Housing Production Forecast

Looking ahead, the Housing Authority (HA) and the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS) are projected to produce approximately 175,300 public housing flats in total for the five-year period from 2026/27 to 2030/31. This includes about 115,300 public rental housing/Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme flats and about 60,000 other subsidised sale flats ¹⁰. This forecast, as of March 2026, indicates a continued commitment to addressing housing needs in Hong Kong ¹⁰.