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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1991
150 000 PUBLIC FLATS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
ÁT ANY ONE TIME, SOME 150 000 FLATS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY.
WORKING AT THIS PACE, AT WHICH SOME 50 000 FLATS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN EACH OF THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE AUTHORITY AIMS TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVE OF PROVIDING HOMES FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN NEED TURN OF THE CENTURY.
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FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING IN MARCH 1991, THE AUTHORITY $6.5 BILLION ON NEW CONSTRUCTION WORK, AND NEARLY $1 BILLION ON MAINTENANCE JOBS.
WITH THE LATEST OUTPUT OF FLATS, THE AUTHORITY NOW MANAGES RENTÁL ESTATES, 85 OWNERSHIP ESTATES, AND 79 TEMPORARY HOUSING COTTAGE AREAS WHICH, IN ALL, HOUSE SOME THREE MILLION PEOPLE.
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THESE ARE SOME OF THE DETAILS ABOUT PUBLIC HOUSING CONTAINED IN THE 1990-91 REPORT OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WHICH HAS BEEN TABLED TODAY (THURSDAY) AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AND WILL BE ON SÅLE AT THE GOVERNMENT
FROM PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL OCTOBER 18 (FRIDAY), AT $30 A COPY.
IN HIS REVIEW FOR THE YEAR, THE AUTHORITY'S CHAIRMAN, SIR DAVÍÐ AKERS-JONES POINTS OUT THAT SOME 400 000 MORE PUBLIC FLATS WILL BE BUILT UP TO THE TURN OF THE CENTURY TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE GOVERNMENT'§ LONG TERM HOUSING STRATEGY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE PRIVATE SECTOR EXPECTED TO PROVIDE ABOUT 270 000 FLATS.
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SIR DAVID POINTS OUT THAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY EXTENDS TO ALL ASPECTS OF HOUSING IN THE CITY.
THUS IT VALUES GREATLY ITS CLOSE LINKS WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR,
ARE AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT THESE BONDS MAINTAINED.
"THE PRIVATE SECTOR ROLE IN THE HOUSING STRATEGY IS ESSENTIAL FOR ITS SUCCESS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE SO."
ANOTHER MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT DURING THE YEAR WAS THE COMPLETION OF A PHASE OF A REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN WHICH OVER HALF A MILLION
MOVED PEOPLE WERE
INTO NEW HOUSING OVER A 19-YEAR PERIOD, AT A CONSTRUCTION COST OF SOME $11 BILLION AT TODAY'S PRICES.
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WITH REPORT, PRINTED IN COLOUR, IS WELL ILLUSTRATED PHOTOGRAPHS, CHARTS AND STATISTICS. IT CONTAINS INFORMATION ON PUBLIC HOUSING WHICH WILL APPEAL TO BOTH THE GENERAL READER AND PROFESSIONAL.
A LIMITED NUMBER OF COMPLIMENTARY COPIES IS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION. ORGANISATIONS WISHING TO OBTAIN THE REPORT SHOULD WRITE
THE PUBLIC RELATIONS SECTION, HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY, FLOOR, BLOCK 1, 33 FAT KWONG STREET, HOMANTIN, KOWLOON.
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