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MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1975
PUBLIC HOUSING FOR LOWER-PAID CIVIL SERVANTS
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UP TO 1,500 FLATS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES ARE TO BE RESERVED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY EACH YEAR FOR LOWER-PAID LOCAL CIVIL SERVANTS,
THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF A SCHEME WHICH WAS INTRODUCED IN THE EARLY 60'S TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR JUNIOR CIVIL SERVANTS. THE NEW ALLOCATION REPRESENTS AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE PREVIOUS ONE.
A CIRCULAR JUST ISSUED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH SETS OUT THE ELIGIBILITY RULES AND ALSO CALLS APPLICATIONS FOR 350 FLATS AT 01 MAN ESTATE, 650 FLATS AT LEK YUEN ESTATE, 200 AT LEI MUK SHUE AND 300 FLATS AT KWAI SHING ESTATE.
SERVING OFFICERS WILL HAVE TO FULFIL THE SAME REQUIREMENTS, AS FAR AS TOTAL MAXIMUM HOUSEHOLD INCOME LIMITS ARE CONCERNED, AS ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC APPLYING FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.
THE REQUIREMENTS WERE RECENTLY AMENDED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO RAISE THE ELIGIBILITY LIMIT TO FAMILIES EARNING A MAXIMUM OF $2,200 A MONTH.
THE CIRCULAR SAYS THAT THE ALLOCATION OF FLATS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ALL ELIGIBLE APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED OR ALL THE FLATS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED
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+FLATS REMAINING UNALLOCATED FROM THE 1975 QUOTA WILL REVERT TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY POOL FOR ALLOCATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC,+ THE CIRCULAR NOTES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE SAID TODAY THAT THE NEW ALLOCATION SHOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR MORE LOWER-PAID LOCAL CIVIL SERVANTS TO RECEIVE PUBLIC HOUSING THAN IN THE PAST.
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