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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1984
THIRDLY, THE APPLICANT AND ONE OTHER MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD MUST HAVE LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS.
IN THE FIRST CATEGORY, THE EXTENDED ELIGIBILITY COVERS THOSE APPLICANTS ON THE GENERAL WAITING LIST WHOSE ELIGIBILITY FOR RENTAL HOUSING HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.
THIS CATEGORY WILL INCLUDE RENTAL HOUSING APPLICANTS WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE WAITING LIST FOR A SPECIFIED NUMBER OF YEARS, FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE WHO HAVE WAITED FOR SEVEN YEARS OR MORE WILL BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO BUY HOS FLATS IN THE NEXT SALE EXERCISE.
APPLICANTS WHOSE INCOME IS OVER THE WAITING LIST LIMIT, FOR EXAMPLE $4 500 PER MONTH FOR A FIVE PERSON FAMILY, BUT BELOW THAT OF THE HOS LIMIT OF $7 500, ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL ALSO APPLY TO THOSE WHOSE APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR OVER-SPACE. HOWEVER, THEY MUST APPLY FOR HOS-PSPS FLATS WITHIN ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF CANCELLATION. ·
IN THE SECOND CATEGORY, RESIDENTS LIVING IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AND COTTAGE AREAS AS WELL AS THOSE IN PRIMARY HOUSING OF THE MARK 1/11 ESTATES WILL BE INCLUDED. THESE RESIDENTS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE HOS-PSPS INCOME LIMIT.
UNDER THE THIRD CATEGORY, THOSE CLEAREES AND DISASTER VICTIMS WHO OCCUPY SURVEYED STRUCTURES ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE.
THIS CATEGORY OF HOUSEHOLDS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO MEANS- TESTING BUT THE IR GREEN FORM STATUS WILL BE VALID FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF CLEARANCE.
THE FOURTH CATEGORY WILL BE EXTENDED TO COVER JUNIOR CIVIL SERVANTS WHO HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE ELIGIBLE AND ARE AWAITING ALLOCATION OF PUBLIC HOUSING.
YEAR.
THE GREEN FORM STATUS FOR THIS CATEGORY WILL BE VALID FOR ONE
+APART FROM THE FOUR CATEGORIES LISTED ABOVE, MEMBERS OF LARGE TENANT FAMILIES OCCUPYING MORE THAN ONE PUBLIC RENTAL FLAT ARE ALSO ALLOWED TO APPLY UNDER GREEN FORM ELIGIBILITY PROVIDED THEY SURRENDER AT LEAST ONE OF THEIR EXISTING FLATS. THIS HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN THE CURRENT PHASE OF SALE.
+THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS WILL TAKE EFFECT AS FROM PHASE VILA OF THE SALE OF HOS-PSPS FLATS WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE EARLY NEXT YEAR,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED,
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