To enable more families to buy private sector flats, the quota for the Home Purchase Loan Scheme was increased from 4500 to 10000 for 12 months from August 1998. New flexible loan options were introduced.

• 为使更多家庭能购买私人楼宇单位，房委会把由一九九八年八月起计12个月内的自置居所贷款计划名额，由4500个增加至10000个，并推出新的弹性贷款选择。