THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1985
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3 778 HOS FLATS TO BE SOLD EQUALLY
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THE 3 778 FLATS AT THREE PROJECTS NOW BEING OFFERED FOR SALE UNDER PHASE 7C OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME WILL BE SOLD TO GREEN FORM AND WHITE FORM APPLICANTS AT A RATIO OF 50 50 AS IN PREVIOUS SALES EXERCISES.
HOWEVER, 75 PER CENT OF THE 978 FLATS AT NEPTUNE TERRACE, A PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEME DEVELOPMENT, IN CHAI WAN WILL BE SOLD TO GREEN FORM APPLICANTS.
+THIS IS TO ENCOURAGE MORE BETTER-OFF PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS TO PURCHASE FLATS AT MORE CONVENIENT LOCATIONS AND TO MOVE OUT OF THEIR LOW-RENT UNITS, THUS MAKING WAY FOR FAMILIES IN GREATER NEED OF SUBSIDISED HOMES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY SAID TODAY.
UNDER THIS ARRANGEMENT A MAXIMUM OF 734 FLATS AT NEPTUNE TERRACE, TOGETHER WITH 1 155 OUT OF 2 800 FLATS AT SIU HEI COURT PHASE I IN TUEN MUN AND MING NGA COURT IN TAI PO WILL BE OFFERED TO GREEN FORM APPLICANTS.
+TENANTS OF MARK 1/11 ESTATES WILL BE GIVEN HIGHER PRIORITY OVER OTHER GREEN FORM APPLICANTS IN CHOOSING THE FLATS.
+THEREAFTER FLAT SELECTION WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF THREE GREEN FORM APPLICANTS ALTERNATING WITH ONE WHITE FORM APPLICANTS UNTIL THE QUOTA ALLOCATION FOR GREEN FORM APPLICANTS IS FILLED, HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED THAT ASPIRING HOME-OWNERS THAT SAMPLE FLATS AT NEPTUNE TERRACE IN CHAI WAN WERE CURRENTLY OPEN DAILY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM.
+MOCK UP FLATS SET UP ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF OI MAN COMMERCIAL CENTRE FOR MING NGA COURT ARE ALSO OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM DURING WEEK-DAYS AND FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS WHILE SAMPLE FLATS AT SIU HEI COURT WILL BE OPEN ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM.+
YOUTH POLICIES TO BE EXAMINED BY YOUTH *****
THE SECOND STAGE OF THE CONFERENCE ON YOUTH POLICIES IN PERSPECTIVE+ WILL BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC ON JULY 28 AND 29.
IT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR (CCCIYY) AND THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF STUDENTS (HKFS) AS A FOLLOW-UP OF THE STAGE I CONFERENCE HELD IN APRIL.
THE CHAIRMAN