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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1990
ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE, POLICE AND CUSTOMS ACTION IN RESULTED IN THE SEIZURE OF OVER 400 KILOGRAMS OF CANNABIS.
1989
TABLETS
SEIZED 6,400
IN
THERE WAS A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN THE SEIZURE OF MANDRAX WITH ABOUT 5,000 TABLETS SEIZED IN 1989 COMPARED TO 1988.
IMPOSED BY DISTRIBUTION
OF
THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE CONTROLS WHICH HAD BEEN THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES ON THE MANUFACTURE, SALE AND THIS DRUG SINCE LATE 1986, MR BARNES ADDED.
SHA ON PROPERTY OWNERSHIP BY PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS * * * * * *
FOLLOWING A PUBLIC DEBATE ON HOUSING SUBSIDY
POLICY IN 1986,
IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT OWNERSHIP OF PRIVATE DOMESTIC ACCOMMODATION BY PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS SHOULD NOT BE SINGLED OUT AS A CONSIDERATION FOR THE TENANTS' ELIGIBILITY TO REMAIN IN SUBSIDISED HOUSING.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON PETER TSAO, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN REPLY ΤΟ A QUESTION FROM THE HON LEUNG WAI-TUNG.
MR TSAO SAID THAT HOWEVER, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY DECIDED THAT THE RELATIVELY PROSPEROUS TENANTS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED, RATHER THAN REQUIRED, TO VACATE THEIR PUBLIC HOUSING FLATS IN FAVOUR OF THOSE IN GREATER NEED.
HE SAID SINCE THE 1986 REVIEW ON HOUSING SUBSIDY, THIS POLICY HAD BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY GIVING PRIORITY STATUS TO SITTING TENANTS IF THEY CHOSE TO PURCHASE AN HOME OWNERSHIP FLAT, AND MORE RECENTLY, TO TAKE OUT AN INTEREST-FREE LOAN TO PURCHASE A PRIVATE SECTOR FLAT, BY REQUIRING WELL-OFF TENANTS TO PAY HIGHER RENTS.
THE PRESENT HOUSING SUBSIDY POLICY HAD PROVED THE AUTHORITY INTENDED TO CONTINUE WITH IT "ALTHOUGH BE REQUIRED IN THE LIGHT OF CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCE ADDED.
AND
SUCCESSFUL, ADJUSTMENTS IN FUTURE" HE
AND MAY
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EARLIER, MR TSAO SAID THERE WAS NO READILY AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS WHO WERE OWNERS OF PRIVATE DOMESTIC UNITS.
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