Hong Kong authorities said, HK$3,000 would be given to any resident who provide details that help in recovering undeserved flat from the public housing occupants as the government is more ready to prevent misuse of the scheme.
The Housing Bureau said on Wednesday it would launch the “Cherish Public Housing Resources Award Scheme” in January next year.
“We will offer rewards to non-anonymous informants who provide concrete intelligence that leads to the successful recovery of abused public rental housing units by the Housing Department,” authorities said in a paper submitted to the Legislative Council.
The bureau added that participants must consent to join the scheme and authorities would conduct a preliminary review and interview to verify the accuracy of the information.
Participants can provide information through various channels including online forms and hotlines.
A scheme encouraging property management and cleaning companies to report tenants suspected of abusing flat rules has been in place since last September.
About 5,000 public flats have been taken back over the past two years, housing officials said earlier.
According to Director of Housing Rosanna Law Shuk-pui, the number of flats reclaimed was equivalent to a medium-sized public estate, with a construction cost of about HK$5 billion.
香港當局將出價3000港元
（386 美元）給提供濫用公屋計劃的租戶詳細資料的居民
香港當局表示，任何提供詳細資訊的居民將獲得 3,000 港元（386 美元），以幫助向公屋住戶收回不應得的公寓，因為政府已準備好防止濫用該計劃。
房屋局週三表示，將於明年一月推出「珍惜公共房屋資源獎勵計畫」。
當局在提交給立法會的一份文件中表示，“我們將獎勵那些提供具體情報，促使房屋署成功收回被濫用公屋單位的非匿名舉報者。”
該局補充說，參與者必須同意加入該計劃，當局將進行初步審查和麵談，以核實資訊的準確性。
參與者可以透過各種管道提供訊息，包括線上表格和熱線電話。
自去年九月以來，一項鼓勵物業管理和清潔公司舉報涉嫌違反公寓規則的租戶的計劃已經實施。
住房官員早些時候表示，過去兩年已收回約 5,000 套公共公寓。
房屋署署長羅淑佩表示，填海單位數量相當於中型公屋，建築成本約50億港元。
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