WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1991
SURVEY RESULTS INDICATED THAT THERE WERE 196 BEDSPACE APARTMENTS KNOWN TO THE ADMINISTRATION, 5,879 BEDSPACES AND 4,240 LODGERS.
STAGE TWO OF THE SURVEY COMMENCED IN NOVEMBER 1990 AND WOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.
IT AIMED AT COLLECTING INFORMATION ON EVERY LODGER, INCLUDING HIS AGE, OCCUPATION, PLACE OF WORK, MONTHLY INCOME, MARITAL STATUS AND REASONS FOR RENTING BEDSPACES, MR TSAO SAID.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THIS STAGE WAS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT AS STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICES HAD TO VISIT THE BEDSPACE APARTMENTS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY AND NIGHT IN ORDER TO INTERVIEW ALL THE TENANTS.
IN THE MEANTIME, MR TSAO SAID THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAD AGREED IN PRINCIPLE, AS A SPECIAL SOCIAL PROJECT, TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE SETTING UP OF A SINGLETON HOSTEL TO BE MANAGED BY A VOLUNTARY AGENCY.
"THE PROPOSED HOSTEL WILL BE SITUATED IN AN URBAN AREA AND WILL CATER, IN PARTICULAR, FOR EXISTING BEDSPACE APARTMENT LODGERS.
"SUITABLE PREMISES ARE BEING LOCATED," HE ADDED.
AS REGARDS THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED LODGERS, MR TSAO SAID THE ADMINISTRATION WAS MAKING SPECIAL EFFORTS TO SET UP HOSTELS IN THE URBAN AREAS FOR THEM.
"THESE HOSTELS PROVIDE THEM WITH TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION SUITABLE LONG-TERM ACCOMMODATION IS BEING ARRANGED.
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"THE FIRST SUCH URBAN HOSTEL, THE SALVATION ARMY LOK ON YAU MA TEI, WAS SET UP IN NOVEMBER 1988. IT HAS PROVED TO BE A SUCCESS. FUNDS HAVE BEEN SECURED TO SET UP A SECOND ONE IN WAN CHAI.
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"AT THE SAME TIME, THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS TO PROVIDE PREMISES IN LOK FU ESTATE FOR A HOSTEL FOR SINGLE UPON THE COMPLETION OF ITS REDEVELOPMENT BY OCTOBER 1993.
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MR TSAO EXPLAINED THAT ALL THE EFFORTS WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION WAS MAKING WERE AIMED AT REDUCING THE OCCUPANCY LEVEL IN EXISTING BEDSPACE APARTMENTS BY ABOUT 50 PER CENT.
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"IN ACHIEVING THIS POLICY OBJECTIVE, COMPASSIONATE REHOUSING WILL BE MOVED TO PUBLIC HOUSING QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE,
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HE SAID.
"SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER LODGERS WHO NEED TO BE DISPLACED," HE ADDED.
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