WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1983
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THIS COMMITTEE, AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AS A WHOLE, MAINTAINED CONSTANT LIAISON WITH THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOL-BASED ACTIVITIES ARE INTEGRATED INTO WIDER SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMES, HE EXPLAINED,
MR HAYE SAID HE HOPED THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE REASSURED BY HIS REVIEW THAT A POSITIVE PROGRAMME OF MORAL AND SOCIAL EDUCATION EXISTS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM,+
HE SAID THE MANY PROGRAMME RUN BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG YOUTHS ALL ADDED UP TO THE +STRATEGY FOR YOUTH AT RISK + DEMANDED BY THE HON MRS SELINA CHOW.
GOOD PROGRESS ON HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL CONSIDER SETTING ASIDE AN INCREASED NUMBER OF NEW FLATS EACH YEAR TO REHOUSE PEOPLE FROM OLD ESTATES IN ORDER TO SPEED UP THE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
THIS WILL ALSO ENABLE MUCH LARGER AREAS TO BE REDEVELOPED AT ONE TIME THAN HAS BEEN POSSIBLE IN THE PAST.
THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, THE HON DONALD LIAO, SAID THIS TODAY AT THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S ANNUAL ADDRESS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
REPLYING TO POINTS RAISED BY UNOFFICIALS, HE SAID GOOD PROGRESS WAS BEING MADE IN THE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WHICH INVOLVES NEARLY HALF A MILLION PEOPLE.
+SINCE IT STARTED IN 1972, 48 OUT OF A TOTAL OF 240 BLOCKS IN THE 12 MARK 1/11 ESTATES HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT, AND A FURTHER 26 BLOCKS HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO SELF-CONTAINED LIVING UNITS.
*THIS HAS ENTAILED THE REHOUSING OF ABOUT 150 000 PEOPLE,+ HE POINTED OUT.
IN ADDITION, MR LIAO SAID WELL OVER 100 000 PEOPLE HAD IMPROVED THE IR LIVING CONDITIONS BY EITHER MOVING INTO OTHER ESTATES UNDER THE RELIEF-OF-OVERCROWDING SCHEME, OR BY BUYING HOME OWNERSHIP OR PRIVATE FLATS.
*THE POPULATION IN THESE ESTATES HAS BEEN REDUCED TO ABOUT 210 000, MANY OF WHOM ARE LIVING IN BLOCKS WITH IMPROVED FACILITIES AND GENERALLY IN VERY MUCH LESS OVERCROWDING CONDITIONS, AWAITING THE IR TURN TO BENEFIT FROM REDEVELOPMENT, HE ADDED,
ON SQUATTER AREA IMPROVEMENTS, MR LIAO SAID A PRIORITY LIST HAD BEEN WORKED OUT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME AS A WHOLE FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THREE PILOT SCHEMES.
+MUCH HAS BEEN LEARNED FROM THE PILOT SCHEMES AND I AM SURE WE WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE FASTER IN THE FUTURE.
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