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"THIS COMPARES TO RATIOS OF 21.3 PER CENT AND 30 PER CENT 1993 IN THE INTEREST GROUP SURVEYS, MR WOODROFFE SAID.
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MR WOODROFFE BELIEVED THAT THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FINDINGS OF HIS DEPARTMENT'S SURVEY AND THOSE CONDUCTED BY THE CONCERNED GROUPS MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO CONFUSION AS TO WHETHER TENANCIES IN OLDER BUILDINGS WERE SUBJECT TO PART II CONTROL.
"EVEN IF A BUILDING IS OLD, A NEW LETTING ON OR AFTER JUNE 1983 WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO PART JI.
"THIS CONFUSION MAY HAVE GIVEN AN INFLATED NUMBER OF PART II TENANCIES IN SUBDIVIDED PREMISES.
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"SECONDLY, THE AREAS SELECTED MAY HAVE TENDED то BE UNREPRESENTATIVE OF THE OVERALL SITUATION AND AGAIN MAY HAVE GIVEN AN EXAGGERATED COUNT FOR THE NUMBER OF SUB-LETTINGS WHEN APPLYING THE FINDINGS TO THE OVERALL PICTURE," MR WOODROFFE EXPLAINED.
NONETHELESS, MR WOODROFFE ACCEPTED THAT THERE WOULD BE CERTAIN PERSONS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE.
"BUT THIS IS FOR GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE RATHER THAN LANDLORDS. IN FACT, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE OF $825 A MONTH FOR A SINGLE PERSON IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE IN NEED AS WELL AS A RENT ALLOWANCE OF UP ΤΟ $743 PER MONTH.
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HE SAID THE GOVERNOR HAD PROPOSED THAT ALLOWANCES UNDER THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SCHEME BE REVISED UPWARDS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
ADDITIONALLY, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL ALSO PLAY ITS ROLE.
FOR, ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE 2,500 RENTAL FLATS IT WILL BUILD EACH YEAR OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR SINGLE PERSONS WILL GO TO THE PEOPLE DISPLACED BY ESTATE REDEVELOPMENT, ABOUT 500 TO 1,000 WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO TENANTS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR EACH YEAR.
MR WOODROFFE AGAIN STRESSED THAT THE DELAY IN DEALING WITH THE BILL HAD UNFORTUNATELY RESULTED IN A NUMBER OF TENANTS RECEIVING LESS COMPENSATION THAN THEY WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE HAD IF LEGISLATION HAD BEEN ENACTED WITHIN THE ORIGINAL TIMETABLE.
"IT SHOULD BE REMEMBERED THAT THE PROPOSALS FOR REVISED AND ENHANCED COMPENSATION UPON REDEVELOPMENT WILL APPLY TO BOTH ᏢᎪᎡᎢ II AND IV," HE SAID.
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