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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1992
SUPPORT OF
YI RESIDENTS KWAI TSING
**THIS SCHEME WILL RELIEVE THE MAJORITY OF TSING
NOISE AND HAD THE TRAFFIC NIGHT-TIME DISTRICT BOARD, MRS WONG SAID.
FROM
"TO
++
APPRISED,
RELEVANT TSING DISTRICT BOARD
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ENSURE THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE FULLY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WILL CONSULT THE KWAI AGAIN BEFORE THEY FORMALLY LAUNCH THE TRIAL SCHEME.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
GOVT ALERT TO SALE OF OVERSEAS PROPERTIES IN HK
OF
AND
THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO HELP THE CONSUMER COUNCIL
CONTACTS BROADEN
WITH
SALE MORE OVERSEAS AUTHORITIES ON THE OVERSEAS PROPERTIES IN HONG KONG, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE
MS INDUSTRY,
DENISE YUE, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HUANG CHEN-YA, SHE SAID THE CONSUMER COUNCIL HAD SET UP USEFUL CONTACTS WITH THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES IN THE GUANGDONG PROVINCE AND THE SHENZHEN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE.
THE
"BASED ON THE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THESE AUTHORITIES, COUNCIL HAS ISSUED SOME VERY USEFUL GUIDELINES FOR REFERENCE BY PROSPECTIVE BUYERS OF PROPERTIES IN CHINA," MS YUE SAID.
THE GOVERNMENT IS ALERT TO THE NEED TO INCREASE INVESTORS'
IN THE PURCHASE OF OVERSEAS PROPERTIES PUT ON SALE IN
AWARENESS KONG.
HONG
THEREFORE, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS RECENTLY, HAD URGED THE PUBLIC TO EXERCISE PRUDENCE.
IN ADDITION, THE GOVERNMENT HAD INVITED THE CONSUMER COUNCIL TO то ADDRESS STEP UP ITS CONSUMER EDUCATION EFFORTS AND, IN PARTICULAR,
GIVEN THE OFFER FOR SALE IN HONG KONG OF PROPERTIES IN SOUTHERN CHINA THE INCREASING NUMBER OF SUCH OFFERS.
THE CONSUMER COUNCIL HAD REPEATEDLY URGED CONSUMERS TO BE AWARE AND, BEFORE PUTTING DOWN THEIR MONEY, TO CHECK THAT
OVERSEAS THE
PROPERTIES
INTEND TO BUY COMPLY WITH THE LOCAL THEY
REGULATORY LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
AND
"A BUYER MUST FIND OUT CLEARLY WHAT IT IS THAT HE BEFORE HE ENTERS INTO A COMMITMENT.
IS BUYING
/"THE COUNCIL