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MR. CHEONG-LEEN:
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Six, Lt is with much pleasure
that I rise
to support the
Housing
ising (Amendment) Bill 1988 since it is designed to enable the Housing Authority to more effectively implement the
Government's Long Term Housing Strategy which was debated in Legislative Councel
Legeo/on 8 July 1987.
The Adoption of this Bill will not make the Government
any less responsible to provide more and better public housing on the basis of need. If anything else, the
should commitment and responsibilities
by reason of the HoEI
Government
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Housing
increase
Authority, a the Government's
operating arm, becoming even more flexible and efficient in its work this in turn should enhance the Authority's capability to Implement the Long Term Housing Strategy much
faster than would have been the case.
k.
Legislative Council
Ad Hoe
Mive Commiftue
The amendments proposed by the Legeo
theft
are sensible and practical and have my full support.
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The reorganized Authority, with its wider
responsibilities and chaired by a non-official, should
provide more and better quality public housing, whether for
rental or under the Home Ownership Scheme, between now and
the
end of the century.
Because of rising incomes and aspirations,
and aspirations, there is a
strong demand for home ownership. It is therefore clearly
desirable not only to give proper priority to the provision
the of public rental housing on basis of need, but equally to
plan to meet the rising demand for Home Ownership Schemes
which will undoubtedly deepen the responsibility and belonging. Should the trend be reversed
due to a cyclical economic downturn, the Authority could no
of community
doubl readily adapt Its programme to provide more rental
accommodation.
However,
J believe that Government must
remain totally
the
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