WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1992
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LOCAL REHOUSING FOR CLEARED SQUATTERS IMPOSSIBLE
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO OFFER LOCAL REHOUSING IN NEW ESTATES TO URBAN ALL SQUATTERS AFFECTED BY CLEARANCES, PARTICULARLY IN THE MAIN AREA, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND EASON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
LANDS, MR. TONY
LI WAH-MING, HE ON THE BASIS OF THE
HON IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE
THAT SUCH REHOUSING IS PROVIDED EXPLAINED AVAILABILITY OF RECEPTION ACCOMMODATION.
SINCE 1987 THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS USED THE SUPPLY OF HOUSING IN THE EXTENDED URBAN AREAS, SUCH AS TSING YI, TSUEN WAN, TIN AND
ARISING TSEUNG KWAN 0, TO MEET SOME OF THE DEMAND CLEARANCES IN KOWLOON.
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"THESE AREAS ARE WELL SERVED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND HAVE PROVED TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO MOST PROSPECTIVE TENANTS," MR EASON SAID.
то POSSIBLE KONG ISLAND, HE SAID IT HAD BEEN RECEPTION ACCOMMODATION ON THE ISLAND TO MEET CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS.
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REHOUSING ARRANGEMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN FORESEEABLE FUTURE, HE ADDED.
THE
THE HOUSING
VACANCIES IN
AUTHORITY HAS BEEN OFFERING CASUAL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES TO SQUATTERS CLEARED IN THE MAIN URBAN AREA.
NOT EASON SAID URBAN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS WOULD BUT MR USED FOR THIS PURPOSE BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE CLEARED EVENTUALLY.
IN THE CASE OF LING NAM UPPER
NEW VILLAGE, ACCOMMODATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN KING LAM ESTATE IN TSUENG FOR ALL HOUSEHOLD SIZES, OR TAK TIN ESTATE IN LAM TIN FOR FOUR-PERSON HOUSEHOLDS.
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RECEPTION KWAN 0 THREE ΤΟ
THERE WOULD ALSO BE CASUAL VACANCIES FOR KOWLOON ESTATES, MR EASON SAID.
SOME IN
VARIOUS
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SALARIES AND PROFITS TAX CONTRIBUTION EXPLAINED
WHILE THE GOVERNMENT IS CONCERNED TO ENSURE THAT SALARY EARNERS DO NOT SHOULDER AN INEQUITABLE SHARE OF THE TAX BURDEN, A SIMPLE FORMULA CANNOT BE APPLIED TO DETERMINE THE PROPORTIONS REVENUE TO BE PAID BY SALARY EARNERS AND CORPORATIONS.
OF TOTAL
K.C.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE KWONG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HOWARD IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
TREASURY, MR
YOUNG
/MR KWONG