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HE SAID: "THE DOMESTIC RENTS CHARGED BY THE SOCIETY ARE SET HAVING REGARD TO THEIR AFFORDABILITY TO THE TENANTS AND ARE BELOW MARKET RENT.
"THEY ARE DESIGNED TO COVER THE CAPITAL AND RECURRENT EXPENDITURE OF THE ESTATE, TO CROSS-SUBSIDISE THE RENTAL UNITS FOR THE ELDERLY AND TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THE SOCIETY'S ON-GOING HOUSING PROJECTS.
HE SAID OVER THE YEARS, THE RENTS HAD BEEN GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE TO ITS TENANTS.
MR LEUNG SAID THE SOCIETY WAS AN AUTONOMOUS BODY, OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS CONSTITUTION AND WOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THE COMMUNITY ON A NON-PROFIT-MAKING BASIS.
SETTLEMENT OF SPOUSES OF FORMER SERVICEMEN IN UK
ASSURANCES WERE GIVEN THAT THE WIVES AND WIDOWS OF SERVICEMEN WOULD BE ALLOWED TO SETTLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM TIME IN THE FUTURE.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON J D MCGREGOR, MR ASPREY SAID THE CONCERNS OF THE EX-SERVICEMEN AND THEIR WIVES AND WIDOWS WERE APPRECIATED.
"THE GRANT OF BRITISH CITIZENSHIP IS, HOWEVER, A MATTER FOR HMG TO DECIDE, MR ASPREY SAID.
THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY STATUS OF THE BRITISH CITIZENS AND FORMER SERVICEMEN WAS DEBATED IN PARLIAMENT VERY FULLY DURING THE PASSAGE OF THE BRITISH (HONG KONG) ACT 1990.
SPOUSES OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY
THE SECRETARY SAID PARLIAMENT DECIDED THAT THEY SHOULD EXEMPT FROM THE RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED BY NATIONALITY ACT 1981.
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