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DRAFT SPEECH BY HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, OBE, SBS tJ, JP
LEGIS LATIVE COUNCIL 16.3.88
Housing (Amendment) Bill 1988
MR. CHEUNG (in Cantonese):
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The proposed reforganisation of the Housing Authority April (ass on 188 as announced by the Secretary of Housing at the end of last November touched off extensive discussions in. different
sectors. While some are in favour of the proposal, many others feel concerned about the reorganisation and raise their queries. Today, I intend to express my views on some of the concerns of the general public regarding the reforganisation of the Housing Authority.
Firstly, I would like to comment on the
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of the Housing Authority. In collating the arguments on this issue, it is not difficult to detect contradictory views. hand, many people are concerned that the reorganised Housing Authority will be so excessively" independent that it will no longer be subject to the monitoring of the government and the Legislative Council. Legles As a result, the daily operation of the Authority and its procedures in formulating policies will be out of line with other government institutions and their policies. Such concern is to some extent related to the doubt about the government's giving up
its commitment in the provision of public housing. On the other hand, some are of the view that the reorganised Housing Authority is not independent enough.
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They criticize the
retention of the existing appointment system after the
S reforganization of the Housing Authority and worry that the appointment of the Director of Housing as the Vice-Chairman of the Authority will affect its independence. In fact, I think that the independence of the Authority should be viewed from two
aspects, namely, coordination" and check and balance. By
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