Sir,
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DRAFT SPEECH BY HON CHAN YING LUN, JP 29' OCTOBER 1986 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Adjournment Debate on the "Report of the Committee on Housing Subsidy to Tenants of Public Housing" and the "Report of the Domestic Rent Policy Review Committee"
The two reports before
us
for
debate today are the
result of the reviews on some of the fundamental issues in public Following housing that have been going on in the last few years. their publication last month, there has been concern among some policy, that tenants over a very basic element of public housing policy, is, the rents which tenants are, and will be, expected to pay.
the
some
us
to discuss the on Before going
rent policy, let
of our
housing public re-examine
objectives social
district programme. On this, I agree with the views of
housing, being board members and interest
and interest groups that public housing,
a responsible basic need
need of man, should be a top priority for
Government.
a
In pursuit of this objective, the scope of the housing Indeed programme has been tremendously enlarged over the years. when we compare the earliest resettlement blocks with the new estates, we would certainly appreciate the enormous improvements the many modern facilities the estates and the design of
The most remarkable of all, I associated with the new estates.
at costs is would say,
that all the improvements are provided affordable to tenants, most of whom coming from the lower income
group.
in
is making its A properly and decently housed to the society. We are not merely
This is exactly where public housing greatest impact on the community. population is a great asset
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