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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
"THE PREMISES AT CHEUNG SHA WAN ESTATE HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TO THE SALVATION ARMY TO OPERATE HOSTEL, WHICH WILL COME INTO OPERATION IN APRIL OR MAY THIS YEAR.
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"THE PREMISES AT SIU SAI WAN ESTATE WILL ALSO BE ALLOCATED THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TO A NON-GOVERNMENT WELFARE ORGANISATION TO PROVIDE A SIMILAR SERVICE IN ABOUT AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, HE SAID.
MR SUEN PRAISED THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB FOR HAVING GENEROUSLY DONATED $15.6 MILLION TOWARDS THE CAPITAL COSTS FOR SETTING UP THESE HOSTELS FOR THE ELDERLY LODGERS.
FURTHER HOS CONVEYANCING WORK TO BE PRIVATISED
THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER CONTRACTING OUT THE THE NON-ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP CONVEYANCING WORK TO PRIVATE FIRMS IN THE LONGER TERM.
REMAINDER OF SCHEME (HOS)
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR GRAHAM BARNES, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON SELINA CHOW IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR RARNES SAID THIS WOULD HAVE TO WATT UNTIL THE INITIAL CONTRACTING OUT OF THE BULK OF THE CONVEYANCING WAS PROVEN TO BE WORKING SMOOTHLY.
HE TOLD THE LEGCO THAT THE WORKLOAD OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP SECTION OF THE LAND OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT HAD INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE 1978 OWING TO AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HOS FLATS PUT UP FOR SALE.
A TOTAL OF 13,718 FLATS WERE OFFERED FOR SALE LAST YEAR AS COMPARED WITH 8,373 IN 1978, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 63.8 PER CENT.
THE EXISTING ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SECTION IS NOW ONLY 16 AS AGAINST 19 IN 1978, A REDUCTION OF 15.8 PER CENT.
THE RESULTANT EFFECT, MR BARNES SAID, WAS THAT THE SECTION HAD NOT BEEN ABLE ΤΟ COMPLETE THE WORK OF EXECUTION, STAMPING AND REGISTRATION OF ASSIGNMENTS UNDER THE HOS IN TIME.
MR BARNES SAID ABOUT 16 OFFICERS OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WERE LOANED TO THE HOS SECTION OF THE LAND OFFICE TO ASSIST IN THE WORK OF EXECUTION OR ASSIGNMENTS FROM NOVEMBER 1989 TO DECEMBER LAST YEAR IN ORDER TO MEET THE STRINGENT TIME SCHEDULE.
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