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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1990
ITS ENABLE GOVERNMENT
PLANNING
THE
"THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS DECIDED TO EXTEND HORIZONS BEYOND THE YEAR 2001 WHICH WILL CO-ORDINATION WITH THE METROPLAN AND
PORT AND
AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT", HE SAYS.
IN
AUTHORITY
CARRYING
IN TO WORK
OUT
"AS CAN BE IMAGINED,
HUGE PROJECTS
WILL
THE
DEVELOPMENT
OF THESE
INVOLVE THE OPENING OF NEW LAND AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE AND WORK NEAR NEW PLACES OF ACTIVITY.
"THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY'S PARTICIPATION THESE DEVELOPMENTS IS BOTH SIGNIFICANT AND VITAL".
BE
SALE
IN
PRICED AT $30, THE 1989-90 ANNUAL REPORT WILL
AT ON
FROM TOMORROW
THE GOVERNMENT (THURSDAY) PUBLICATION CENTRE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.
ATTRACTIVELY-DESIGNED,
THE 132-PAGE BILINGUAL REPORT PROVIDES A WEALTH OF VALUABLE INFORMATION COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING, AND IS WELL ILLUSTRATED WITH PICTURES AND DETAILED STATISTICS.
THE REPORT POINTS OUT THAT WHILE BUILDING LARGE NUMBERS OF MODERN
HOMES,
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING QUALITY
BRIGHTER AND ROOMIER,
MORE
ALSO THROUGH BETTER
PLACING INCREASING
DESIGNED,
COMFORTABLE HOMES.
TOWARDS THIS AIM, IT SAYS, THE AUTHORITY HAS DESIGNED A HARMONY SERIES OF FLATS THE FIRST OF WHICH WILL BE READY IN EARLY 1992.
IT BUILDING
HAS ALSO
ESTABLISHED ITS OWN LIST OF
BE WHO WILL CONTRACTORS
REQUIRED TO THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ACCREDITATION UNDER ORGANISATION GUIDE 9000 WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
APPROVED OBTAIN
THE COMBINATION OF MORE QUALITY-CONSCIOUS BUILDING CONTRACTORS AND THE NEW HARMONY RANGE OF STANDARD RENTAL BLOCKS SHOULD MAKE FOR EVEN BETTER HOUSING IN THE 1990S.
A RECORD 53 000 FLATS WERE PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME IN THE PAST YEAR,
SALE UNDER
FOR OFFERED OWNERSHIP SCHEMES.
THE
AUTHORITY'S
IN THE BUILT INCLUDING SOME HOME VARIOUS
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