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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1986
+THIS PROPOSAL WILL NOT ONLY REDUCE THE IMPACT OF THE NEW PUBLIC HOUSING POLICY TO A MINIMUM, BUT ALSO DEVELOP THE HOS TO A MAXIMUM.
+MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, MORE OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE CREATED FOR WAITING LIST APPLICANTS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING, HE SAID.
MR CHUNG SUGGESTED A NUMBER OF ATTRACTIONS TO BOOST THE SALE OF HOS FLATS.
FIRSTLY, PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS WHO ARE PROSPECTIVE HOS FLAT BUYERS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE ASSURANCE THAT THEY MAY SURRENDER THEIR HOS FLATS AND RE-ALLOCATED PUBLIC HOUSING WHEN NECESSARY SO AS TO RELIEVE THEIR CONCERN ABOUT A COMMITMENT TO LONG-TERM REPAYMENT.
SECONDLY, PRIORITY TO PURCHASE HOS FLATS SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THOSE ALLOCATED PUBLIC HOUSING WITHOUT INCOME RESTRICTION.
THIRDLY, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BUILD AND SELL HOS FLATS OF VARIOUS SIZES TO CATER TO THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUYERS.
LASTLY, MR CHUNG SAID HE FELT THAT UNLESS TENANTS COULD GENERALLY AFFORD TO PAY DOUBLE RENT AND BECOME HOS FLAT OWNERS WITH IMPROVED FINANCIAL CONDITIONS, HONG KONG'S HOUSING POLICY COULD NOT CLAIM ANY SUCCESS.
CONDUCT FULL-SCALE REVIEW ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME
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THE OMELCO HOUSING PANEL'S PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT A FULL-SCALE REVIEW ON THE INCOME OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS WHO HAVE RESIDED FOR TEN YEARS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES RECEIVED SUPPORT.
SPEAKING IN THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE HON HUI YIN-FAT SAID SUCH A REVIEW COULD PUT AN END TO SPECULATIONS ON THE NUMBER OF WELL-OFF TENANTS AND CLEAR UP DOUBTS ABOUT DISCREPANCIES SHOWN IN OFFICIAL STATISTICS.
MR HUI SAID THE SOCIAL WORK FIELD SUPPORTED THE PRINCIPLE THAT THOSE WHO COULD AFFORD HIGHER RENTS SHOULD GET LESS SUBSIDY.
HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT AGREE TO THE GENERAL DEFINITION OF +WELL-OFF+ FAMILIES WHICH WAS BASED ON THE TOTAL INCOME OF ALL WORKING MEMBERS, HE SAID.
/MR HUI