<Li> Eva Cheng, Chairwoman </Li> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> housingauthority.gov.hk </Td> </Tr> <P> The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA; Chinese: 香港 房屋 委員會) is the main provider of public housing in Hong Kong . It was established in 1973 under the Housing Ordinance and is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong . In the same year, the Resettlement Department and the Building Section of the Urban Services Department were merged to form the Housing Department, which acts as the Housing Authority's executive body . </P> <P> The modern Housing Authority was founded in 1973 . </P>

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