HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY EXESAY
PRESS RELEASE
新聞稿
Wednesday, September 17, 1975
PUBLIC HOUSING: TEMPORARY PRIORITY ALLOCATION SCHEME
FOR N.T. RESIDENTS
The Housing Authority will introduce a temporary priority alloca-
tion scheme for public housing applicants who have been living in the New
Territories for over four years.
This scheme, which will be reviewed at a later date, will apply
to all New Territories residents other than those living in the layout areas
in Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi.
Eligible applicants who have been living in the New Territories for
over four years can apply to his particular district office for a "certificate of priority" beginning October 1, 1975.
"This certificate vill entitle him for priority of allocation for
public housing in the New Territories outside those layout areas," the
spokesman said.
"However," he added, "the original application reference numbers will continue to be the guiding priority for investigation and all
eligibility rules for waiting list applicants will apply.'
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The intention of the scheme is to ensure that N.T. applicants will
get 10 per cent of the overall waiting list quota as decided each year by
the Authority. For example, 100 flats will go to the N.T. residents if the
year's quota for waiting list applicants is 1,000 flats.
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