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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1982
POLICY ON NON-DEPARTMENTAL QUARTERS
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THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY ON THE PROVISION OF NON-DEPARTMENTAL QUARTERS SHOULD TAKE ACCOUNT OF CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING THE STATE OF THE PROPERTY MARKET, THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, THE HON MARTIN ROWLANDS, SAID AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
+AT THE PRESENT TIME WE ENVISAGE MEETING OUR SHORT TERM REQUIREMENTS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE BY PURCHASING OR LEASING ON THE OPEN MARKET, MR ROWLANDS SAID.
CURRENTLY, THE GOVERNMENT HAS 1 409 LEASED NON-DEPARTMENTAL QUARTERS, OR 42 PER CENT OF ITS TOTAL STOCK OF 3 338 SUCH QUARTERS, HE SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON LYDIA DUNN.
HE ESTIMATED THE CURRENT SHORTFALL OF NON-DEPARTMENTAL QUARTERS AT ABOUT 150.
FROM NOW TILL NEXT MARCH, THE GOVERNMENT WILL ACQUIRE
A FURTHER 133 SUCH QUARTERS, 72 OF THEM BEING PURCHASED ON THE OPEN MARKET, 57 LEASED FROM PRIVATE DEVELOPERS AND FOUR BUILT BY THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.
BY THAT TIME, THE PRESENT SHORTFALL WILL IN THEORY HAVE BEEN ALMOST ELIMINATED, MR ROWLANDS SAID.
BUT HE ADDED THAT AS DEMAND IS CONTINUING TO INCREASE, ADDITIONS TO THE STOCK WILL IN PRACTICE BE NECESSARY.
DOOR TO DOOR MAIL DELIVERIES IN NT
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THE POST OFFICE NOW MAKES DOOR-TO-DOOR DELIVERIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO ALL ESTABLISHED VILLAGES WHICH ARE ACCESSIBLE WITHIN REASON, THE HON P. JACOBS, SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, SAID TODAY.
THIS MEANS THAT THE POST OFFICE NOW PROVIDES THIS SERVICE TO A TOTAL OF 448 VILLAGES. THE REMAINING ESTABLISHED VILLAGES COMPRISE 55 WHICH ARE NOT REASONABLY ACCESSIBLE, ANOTHER 56 WHICH ARE DESERTED AND SIX VILLAGES WHICH PREFER TO DO WITHOUT DOOR-TO- DOOR DELIVERIES, HE SAID.
HE WAS SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN REPLY TO
A QUESTION BY MR CHARLES YEUNG.
MR JACOBS SAID HE WAS ALSO ABLE TO REPORT THAT POSTAL DELIVERIES ARE NOW MADE TWICE A DAY TO INDUSTRIAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
+PREVIOUSLY CERTAIN PLACES RECEIVED ONLY ONE DELIVERY A DAY, THESE INCLUDED KWA! CHUNG, TSING YI, FO TAN AND TAI WAI IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, KOWLOON BAY AND YAU TONG IN KOWLOON AND CHAI WAN IN HONG KONG, HE EXPLAINED.
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