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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1991
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PROMPT ACTION AGAINST NON-OCCUPANCY OF PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS
MORE THAN 8,100 UNITS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES HAVE BEEN LEFT VACANT FOR THREE MONTHS OR MORE AS A RESULT OF THEIR HAVING BEEN REJECTED BY PROSPECTIVE TENANTS.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR BOWEN LEUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY ΤΟ A QUESTION FROM THE HON PANG CHUN-HOI IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
WHERE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO PROVE PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS, PROMPT ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN TENANCY WITH A VIEW TO RECOVERING THE UNIT FOR LEUNG SAID.
NON-OCCUPANCY OF
TO TERMINATE THE RE-ALLOCATION, MR
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MR LEUNG EXPLAINED THAT CASES OF NON-OCCUPATION RENTAL UNITS WERE DETECTED BY HOUSING AUTHORITY'S ESTATE MANAGEMENT STAFF DURING THEIR REGULAR VISITS AND FLAT INSPECTIONS.
THEY ALSO CAME TO LIGHT WHEN THERE WERE UNREASONABLY LOW UTILITY METER READINGS, DISCONNECTED TELEPHONE LINES, AND REPORTS OR FEEDBACK FROM CLEANSING WORKERS AND NEIGHBOURS.
MR LEUNG SAID THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 27,381 VACANT PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS AS AT THE END OF LAST MONTH.
OF THESE, 5,965 WERE NOT IN A SUITABLE STATE FOR LETTING, 10, 127 WERE BEING OFFERED OR PROCESSED FOR LETTING, AND THE REMAINING 11,289 RESERVED FOR REDEVELOPMENT, MAJOR REPAIRS AND CLEARANCE USE.
POLICE DEPLOYMENT UNDER REGULAR REVIEW
POLICE COMMANDERS REVIEW REGULARLY THE DEPLOYMENT OF POLICE OFFICERS IN THEIR DISTRICTS IN THE LIGHT OF THE CURRENT SITUATION IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF MANPOWER.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR IAN STRACHAN, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON PEGGY LAM, MR STRACHAN SAID POLICE WERE NOT DEPLOYED ROUND THE CLOCK IN SOK KWU WAN AT PRESENT AS IT HAD A LOW CRIME RATE, WITH ONLY NINE CRIMES REPORTED THIS YEAR UP TO NOVEMBER.
AS A RESULT, THE PREVIOUS 24-HOUR COVERAGE HAS BEEN REDUCED TO TWO MEN FROM NOON TO 10 PM DAILY WITH EFFECT FROM DECEMBER 1 THIS YEAR.
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