對新的房屋政策的期望

董 特 首 連 任 後 ， 重 組 了 一 個 新 的 領 導 班 子 ， 將 原 有 的 規 劃 與 地 政 工 作 都 歸 房 屋 局 去 統 籌 ， 甚 至 明 言 ， 新 的 房 屋 及 規 劃 地 政 局 將 連 房 委 會 、 房 協 ， 甚 至 兩 鐵 手 上 的 土 地 發 展 權 都 一 併 納 入 其 管 轄 範 圍 ， 我 相 信 這 種 改 變 對 香 港 樓 市 將 產 生 深 遠 的 影 響 。 過 去 房 屋 局 不 能 直 接 管 地 政 ， 無 法 迅 速 調 節 土 地 供 應 ， 以 至 樓 價 下 跌 ， 土 地 供 應 過 多 時 ， 房 屋 局 也 無 能 為 力 ， 只 能 把 情 況 向 財 政 司 反 映 ， 透 過 上 級 去 影 響 不 屬 於 自 己 轄 下 的 地 政 署 。 現 在 ， 房 屋 局 的 權 力 範 圍 大 了 ， 調 控 樓 市 的 能 力 將 大 為 增 加 ， 不 會 再 是 跛 腳 鴨 。 
其 實 ， 房 屋 局 掌 管 規 劃 及 地 政 之 後 ， 即 使 不 明 言 會 管 房 委 、 房 協 及 兩 鐵 的 土 地 供 應 ， 一 樣 能 夠 利 用 自 己 的 職 權 ， 調 節 這 些 非 直 轄 機 構 的 土 地 供 應 。 這 四 個 機 構 都 有 自 己 獨 立 的 董 事 局 ， 其 中 地 鐵 還 是 上 市 公 司 ， 還 有 小 股 東 利 益 要 照 顧 ， 房 屋 局 不 方 便 也 沒 有 權 力 利 用 行 政 手 段 命 令 這 些 機 構 要 如 何 處 理 他 們 的 內 政 。 但 這 些 機 構 要 改 規 劃 、 要 補 地 價 ， 一 樣 要 到 新 的 房 屋 局 去 申 請 ， 屆 時 房 屋 局 就 可 以 利 用 自 己 的 職 權 去 決 定 批 多 少 ， 什 麼 時 候 批 ， 以 什 麼 條 件 批 ， 這 四 個 機 構 亦 得 乖 乖 就 範 。 
有 傳 媒 曾 批 評 這 種 意 見 是 鼓 勵 政 府 用 不 當 手 段 干 預 市 場 。 其 實 ， 我 們 不 必 把 這 種 做 法 理 解 為 房 屋 局 在 刻 意 刁 難 這 些 機 構 ， 而 可 理 解 為 房 屋 局 為 了 社 會 的 整 體 利 益 作 宏 觀 調 控 。 美 國 從 無 人 指 責 聯 儲 局 利 用 加 減 利 率 去 調 控 貨 幣 供 應 ， 要 批 評 也 只 會 著 眼 於 加 多 加 少 及 是 否 適 當 時 機 等 問 題 。 因 此 ， 我 希 望 新 的 房 屋 局 能 勇 於 承 擔 自 己 的 職 責 ， 不 要 因 怕 批 評 就 畏 首 畏 尾 不 敢 做 事 。 只 要 能 做 出 對 社 會 整 體 有 利 的 事 ， 最 終 會 獲 得 市 民 支 持 的 ， 屆 時 傳 媒 自 然 會 改 口 風 。 
穩 定 樓 價 ， 其 至 可 叫 做 托 市 ， 已 是 挽 救 香 港 經 濟 的 關 鍵 手 段 。 非 此 不 足 以 制 止 通 縮 ， 刺 激 內 需 ， 製 造 新 的 就 業 機 會 。 社 會 上 已 有 越 來 越 多 的 人 明 白 這 種 需 要 及 支 持 這 種 做 法 ， 因 此 ， 新 的 房 屋 局 長 大 可 以 放 心 去 作 宏 觀 調 控 ， 個 別 傳 媒 的 批 評 大 可 置 之 不 理 ， 因 為 穩 定 樓 市 政 策 一 定 會 得 到 佔 全 港 家 庭 數 目 一 半 有 多 的 小 業 主 的 支 持 ， 亦 可 獲 得 從 事 與 地 產 息 息 相 關 的 行 業 者 的 支 持 。 這 批 人 包 括 做 建 築 的 、 做 裝 修 的 、 做 地 產 代 理 的 、 做 律 師 的 、 賣 家 電 的 ， 真 是 數 不 勝 數 。 當 有 這 麼 多 人 可 以 得 益 時 ， 傳 媒 一 定 不 敢 與 他 們 的 利 益 對 著 幹 。 
現 時 樓 市 處 境 惡 劣 ， 房 屋 局 要 反 應 迅 速 ， 不 要 等 明 年 特 首 施 政 報 告 後 才 公 布 新 政 策 ， 越 遲 改 ， 受 害 人 就 越 多 。 即 使 具 體 政 策 尚 未 議 訂 好 ， 也 得 開 始 宣 揚 新 概 念 、 新 思 維 ， 早 點 向 社 會 吹 風 。 此 外 ， 我 希 望 新 的 房 屋 局 能 徹 實 了 解 一 下 房 地 產 市 場 當 前 的 真 實 處 境 ， 了 解 問 題 的 嚴 重 性 ， 否 則 就 不 敢 對 症 下 猛 藥 ， 未 易 見 成 效 了 。 
特 首 連 任 後 ， 社 會 上 反 建 制 的 力 量 依 然 很 大 ， 問 責 制 受 到 的 衝 擊 依 然 不 少 ， 挽 救 樓 市 將 是 特 區 政 府 重 振 聲 譽 的 一 個 好 機 會 ， 希 望 特 區 政 府 能 好 好 把 握 。