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Wednesday, March 25, 1970
could not be met in the near future without reducing the amount of
accommodation available for one or more of these existing commitments, #
Sir Hugh said.
He thought if the word "resettlement" was used in the broad sense
of rehousing, Mr. Kan's proposal was already in operation in that all
squatters could apply for subsidised housing in Government Low Cost
Housing or Housing Authority flats, according to their income- and
there were vacancies in these estates in outlying areas.
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Compulsory Resettlement
With the increasing scarcity of sites in the central areas, it
would be "physically impossible" to build sufficient accommodation to
provide for all squatters in the arcas in which they would prefer to live.
"And if they were compulsorily resettled, it would mainly be in
the same sort of location to which they have refused to move voluntarily,"
Sir Hugh commented.
For these reasons, he would not favour any proposal to rehouse
squatters compulsorily. He did not regard the present position as
satisfactory, and he knew the Housing Board was giving further consideration
to this complicated question.
Release Time: 7.00 p.m.
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