b) Low cost and public housing standards
i. Existing situation
523. Basic standards in low cost housing are determined on a nation wide basis and are applied by CHKL, as elsewhere, with little deviation. Space standards for low cost housing have been recently revised from a minimum of 60 square metres to 65 square metres per unit. The maximum builtup area for low cost housing development is set at 70 percent leaving the remaining 30 percent for utilities and community facilities, while maximum densities have been set at 150 people per hectare.