Winnie Ho

Winnie Ho Wing-yin is the current Secretary for Housing of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, appointed on 1 July 2022 as part of John Lee's administration.

Biography According to her government profile, Ho was a graduate of the Faculty of Architecture from the University of Hong Kong.

In November 2022, Ho said that even though John Lee announced the target to be 4.5 years, the government's goal for public housing wait times is three years.

In December 2022, Ho revealed that "light public housing" with 16–18 floors would cost HK$680,000 per unit, more than public permanent housing, which cost HK$650,000 per unit. Some lawmakers criticized the cost, saying that the government was not transparent in its cost breakdown.

In January 2023, Ho said that light public housing units would not include air conditioning, in order to reduce costs by about HK$200 million.

Personal life Ho declared that she and her husband own a property in Singapore. In total, Ho owns three properties in Hong Kong and one in Singapore.

In August 2022, a family member tested positive for COVID-19, and Ho underwent quarantine. In October 2022, Ho's driver tested positive for COVID-19.