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WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1983
THEREAFTER LANDLORDS AND TENANTS OF SUCH PREMISES WILL BE IN THE SAME POSITION AS LANDLORDS AND TENANTS OF POST-WAR BUSINESS PREMISES, AND WILL BE FREE TO NEGOTIATE RENTS ACCORDING TO PREVAILING MARKET CONDITIONS.
MR WILLIAMS SAID THE INCREASES WERE MODEST IN RELATION TO THE GREAT DISPARITY BETWEEN EXISTING AND MARKET RENTS OF THESE PREMISES.
+YET THEY REPRESENT ANOTHER STEP IN GOVERNMENT'S POLICY OF RELAXING THESE RIGID AND OUTDATED CONTROLS WHICH HAVE BEEN IN FORCE FOR OVER 30 YEARS, HE SAID.
+IN THE CASE OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS, ANY INCREASE IN RENT WILL BE OFFSET BY INCREASES IN RENT ALLOWANCES UP TO THE PERMITTED MAXIMA, HE ADDED.
BILL DESCRIBED AS +A FURTHER STEP FORWARD+
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THE HON PETER C. WONG TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE ICIL THAT #IT WOULD BE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RECONCILE COMPLETELY THE INTERESTS OF THE LANDLORDS AND THE TENANTS.+
HOWEVER, THE LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983 BOES REPRESENT A FURTHER STEP FORWARD IN BALANCING THESE MITERESTS,+ HE SAID DURING THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE BILL.
MR WONG IS THE CONVENER OF THE AD HOC GROUP OF 12 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF LEGCO EXAMINING THE LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) (APIE KOMENT) BILL 1903.
SEVEN OTHER UNOFFICIALS SPOKE ON THE BILL TODAY.
ME WONG, WHO SUPPORTED THE MOTION, SAID THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP RECEIVED 31 REPRESENTATIONS. THESE WERE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED AND DISCUSSED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THESE REPRESENTATIONS RELATED TO POINTS ALREADY RAISED ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS.
+IT 1$ INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT ALL THE REPRESENTATIONS RECEIVED ARE FROM INDIVIDUALS, MOSTLY LANDLORDS AND NONE AT ALL FROM ASSOCIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS. TO BE EXACT, WE HAVE RECEIVED ONLY TWO REPRESENTATIONS FROM TENANTS,+ HE SAID.
HR WONG POINTED OUT THAT AS A RESULT OF THE GROUP'S MEL IBERATION. THE ADMINISTRATION HAD AGREED TO A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS, THE MORE IMPORTANT OF WHICH ARE:
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