WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1993
'RENT OR BUY' HOUSING SCHEME UNDER REGULAR REVIEW * * * * *
THE BASIS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S 'RENT OR BUY' SCHEME BE REVIEWED REGULARLY AND THERE IS NO INTENTION TO SET FLAT PRICES ACCORDANCE WITH A REPLACEMENT COST PRICING FORMULA AT PRESENT.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON GILBERT LEUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR EASON SAID THE AIM OF THE SCHEME WAS TO GIVE THOSE WHOSE TURN FOR REHOUSING WAS DUE THE OPTION OF EITHER RENTING A FLAT OR BUYING A HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME FLAT IN THE SAME DISTRICT.
HE SAID FLATS NOT TAKEN UP WOULD BE OFFERED TO APPLICANTS DRAWN BY BALLOT FOR HOS OR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEME FLATS ON SALE AT THE TIME AND PRICES WERE SET AT A LEVEL SIMILAR TO CURRENT HOS/PSPS PRICES.
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THE SCHEME, LAUNCHED ON JANUARY 2, 1993, INVOLVED TWO ONE IN TIN SHUI WA1 AND THE OTHER IN TSEUNG KWAN 0, WITH A TOTAL OF
1,216 FLATS AVAILABLE FOR SALE.
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THE RESPONSE EXCEEDED THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S EXPECTATIONS PRESENT INDICATIONS WERE THAT MOST OF THE GOR FLATS IN TIN SHUT WAT AND 40 IN TSEUNG KWAN O WOULD BE SOLD, HE SAID.
CRITERION FOR RELIEF OF OVERCROWDING EXPLAINED
THE CURRENT CRITERION FOR THE RELIEF OF OVERCROWDING IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IS THE SAME AS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S MINIMUM ALLOCATION STANDARD FOR NEW TENANTS, WHICH IS 5.5 SQUARE METRES PER PERSON.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON CONRAD LAM IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR EASON SAID PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS LIVING IN UNITS PROVIDING LESS THAN 5.5 SQUARE METRES PER PERSON MIGHT APPLY то TRANSFER TO LARGER UNITS.
HOWEVER, HE SAID A TIGHTER CRITERION OF 1.5 SQUARE METRES PER PERSON WAS USED FOR TENANTS WISHING TO TRANSFER TO NEW FLATS IN THE URBAN AND SUB-URBAN AREAS.
"THIS IS BECAUSE THE SUPPLY OF NEW FLATS IN THESE AREAS IS TIGHT DUE TO REDEVELOPMENT AND CLEARANCE COMMITMENTS,
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