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+THERE IS NO SPACE LIMIT, AND THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY LIMIT IS SET 20 PER CENT HIGHER THAN FOR WAITING LIST APPLICANTS.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE OTHER PRIORITY SCHEME WAS FOR FAMILIES LIVING WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE AGED 60 OR OVER.
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+UNDER THIS SCHEME, PUBLIC HOUSING ALLOCATION IS MADE TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES ONE YEAR EARLIER THAN THE NORMAL WAITING PERIOD.
+ IT WAS INTRODUCED IN 1982 AND HAS BENEFITED 1 204 FAMILIES WITH AGED PARENTS.+
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANISATIONS TO BE DISCUSSED *****
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISTRICT BOARDS, AREA COMMITTEES AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES WILL BE DISCUSSED BY WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AT THE IR MEETING ON TUESDAY (JULY 24) AFTERNOON.
A PAPER ON THE RESULT OF A REVIEW OF THE EXISTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THESE THREE TYPES OF ORGANISATIONS AND PROPOSALS TO STRENGTHEN THIS RELATIONSHIP WILL BE TABLED AT THE MEETING.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON THE REDEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR LOWER WONG TAI SIN, WANG TAU HOM, LOK FU AND TUNG TAU PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES WHERE MANY OLD-TYPE HOUSING BLOCKS WERE CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1958 AND 1964 TO HOUSE SQUATTERS CLEARED FROM DEVELOPMENT SITES.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE PUBLICITY FOR THE FORTHCOMING REGISTRATION OF VOTERS AND DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS, A REVIEW OF WATER SUPPLY IN SQUATTER AREAS IN THE DISTRICT, THE URBAN COUNCIL'S POLICY ON HAWKERS AND PROGRESS REPORTS OF THE BOARD'S VARIOUS COMMITTEES.
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