WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1986
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+SECURITY OF TENURE IS RIGHTLY PROTECTED AS MUCH IN PUBLIC HOUSING AS IN PRIVATE HOUSING, SO LONG AS THE BETTER OFF TENANTS ARE WILLING TO PAY A FAIR SHARE OF RENT, HE SAID.
LASTLY, DR HO SAID HE SUPPORTED SETTING UP A SPECIAL COMMITTEE UNDER THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO DEAL WITH FAMILIES IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
HOWEVER, IN THE INTEREST OF FAIRNESS, THIS COMMITTEE SHOULD BE MADE INDEPENDENT FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, HE SUGGESTED.
HOUSING SUBSIDY PROPOSALS REALISTIC *****
THE REVISED PROPOSALS PUT FORWARD IN THE FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING SUBSIDY TO TENANTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING ARE REALISTIC AND ARE THE FIRST STEP TO ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF REDUCING PUBLIC HOUSING SUBSIDIES.
THE HON HU FA-KUANG, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, SAID THIS DURING THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON PUBLIC HOUSING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
+ IT IS NOW TIMELY FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WHILE THOSE IN GENUINE NEED WILL CONTINUE TO BE OFFERED SUBSIDIES, OUR FINANCIAL CAKE IS PROPERLY AND CORRECTLY DIVIDED, HE SAID.
MR HU SAID THE COMMITTEE HAD EXAMINED WHETHER SUBSIDIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE GIVEN TO THOSE TENANTS WHO HAD IMPROVED THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION.
THE COMMITTEE HAD FOUND THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS HAD PROSPERED SINCE MOVING INTO PUBLIC ESTATES, HE SAID.
STATISTICS SHOWED THAT FROM 1974 TO 1984, THE INCOME OF PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS RECORDED AN AVERAGE ANNUAL NET INCREASE OF SEVEN PER CENT AFTER ALLOWING FOR INFLATION. DURING THE SAME PERIOD, PUBLIC HOUSING RENTS ONLY INCREASED IN REAL TERMS AT 0.6 PER CENT EACH YEAR.
+FROM THIS IT CAN BE SEEN THAT WITH IMPROVING PER CAPITA EARNINGS, OUR PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS ARE ABLE TO UPGRADE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE STEADILY, HE SAID.
AR HU