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Appendix XXXV
(Chapter 8: Land and Housing)
Housing as at March 31, 1969
(Extract from Appendix C of the Housing Board Report for 1968-9)
Increase/ Decrease
over 31.3.68
Persons
Domestic units
accom-
modated
Permanent
Housing Authority
27,400
163,500
10,200
Housing Society
17,400
109,400 (note)
- 15,100
Government low cost housing
24,500
130,300
27,000
Resettlement estates and cottage
areas
216,600
1,098,100
57,900
Government quarters
...
12,500
60,800 (note)
18,100
Residual (mainly private)
323,400
1,608,400
66,400
Temporary
Squatters (urban)..
67,500
352,300
Squatters (New Territories)
39,800
155,000
...
· 19,800 - 32,000
Occupants of licensed/resite areas
6,500
33,600
600
Permittees
34,200
159,000
- 10,400
Marine
21,400
102,800
791,200
3,973,200
66,700
Note: The reduced numbers are mainly due to more accurate survey information available
to the Housing Board.
Premiums received on sales of Crown Land from 1851 to 1969
The system of disposing of leasehold land by public auction for a premium began in 1851 in accordance with the Secretary of State's Despatch No 222 of January 2, 1851. Where premiums are payable by instalments, only the amounts actually received have been included in the annual totals.
Period
1851 1900 (50 years)
1901 - 1920 (20 years)
1921
-
1941 (25.12.41)
1946-7 – 1955–6 (10 years)
1956-7 1960-1 (5 years)
-
1961-2 (1 year)
1962-3 (1 year)
•
Total
$
4,223,058.44
5,655,048.87
...
29,989,868.03
67,617,711.64
177,375,655.35
107,225,301.38
234,402,780,18
207,157,985.13
143,295,983.24
75,859,685.12
50,623,349.27
...
***
43,785,984.08
***
43,757,254.32
1963-4 (1 year)
1964–5 (1 year)
1965-6 (1 year)
1966-7 (1 year)
...
...
*
1967-8 (1 year)
***
1968-9 (1 year)
$1,190,869,665.05