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criticized by lower-income families living outside public housing who could not understand why these people, who had enjoyed cheap and subsidized rentals for years, should be given further special preference by the Government.
25.
Real estates developers had by and large accepted the scheme. There were not many complaints, now although they expressed misgivings when the scheme was first announced.
26.
Withdrawal of subsidy to Housing Authority Public housing tenants of Group B estates were unhappy with the announce- ment; they maintained that on the grounds of their 'resettlement rights' the Government should continue to honour its obligation
of providing them with cheap housing. They feared that in the long run, rentals of Group B estates would be increased to quite high levels, even though increases would happen by stages.
Social Welfare Projects and the Contributory Insurance Schere
27.
Expanded social welfare projects were generally
A welcomed although exact details were yet to be announced. number of old people 70 years of age called at the City District Offices to enquire how they could apply for old age allowance.
28.
Many employers misunderstood the contributory insurance scheme and were not clear about the obligations on the part of
employers.
29.
They
The majority of respondents saw the contributory insurance scheme as a form of subsidized life insurance. preferred to know more about it before expressing a view.
Economy/Textile Industry
30.
(a) The general public were not particularly worried,
many of them were not aware of the implications of the EEC quotas and restriction on textiles and the garment in lustry and the impact it would have
on our economy.
(b)
Industrialists and factory operators were anxious
and pessimistic about the outcome of the EEC negotiations and the roll-back of quotas as
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