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TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1993
THE
TICKETS WILL
CONTAIN
THE
REGISTRATION
NUMBER
THE THEY ARE VALID
OF
DISABLED DRIVER'S VEHICLE AND ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE. FOR ALL GOVERNMENT TUNNELS.
LICENSING
OFFICES
"DISABLED DRIVERS WHO NEED THESE TUNNEL TICKETS THEIR
THE ΤΟ APPLICATIONS
OF THE DEPARTMENT FROM NOW," MR LEE SAID.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 680 DISABLED DRIVERS WHO REGISTERED OWNERS OF A PRIVATE VEHICLE.
MAY SUBMIT
TRANSPORT
ARE ALSO
IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S
DUTIES ON
THEM POLICY TO PROVIDE
WITH
SPECIAL
TRANSPORT SERVICES AND EXEMPTIONS FROM PAYMENT
FEES
AND PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
SELF-DRIVEN
VEHICLES
TO
OF TRANSPORT-RELATED
ENCOURAGE THEM
то
GOVT NOT BACKING DOWN ON SANDWICH CLASS HOUSING
MORNING,
A
GOVERNMENT
A MEETING BETWEEN THE IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES ABOUT SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON AND THREE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
THIS (TUESDAY) MEMBERS SPOKESMAN SAID THERE WAS NO QUESTION OF THE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTED HOUSING TO THE SANDWICH CLASS.
SHIRKING ITS
MORE LAND IF HOUSING MR RASON SUFFICIENT
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION AT THE MEETING AS TO WHETHER WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME AUTHORITY RAISED ITS INCOME CEILING TO ENLARGE THE COVERAGE, SAID IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN THE GOVERNMENT POLICY TO PROVIDE LAND TO MEET THE TARGET OF LONG-TERM ASSISTED HOUSING
SCHEMES.
SUCH TARGET WAS NOT STATIC AND WAS SUBJECT TO REGULAR REVIEW.
MADE ΤΟ NORMAL SUBJECT то
MR EASON ALSO EMPHASISED IN HIS REPLY THAT THE LAND TO BE AVAILABLE FOR SANDWICH CLASS HOUSING WOULD BE ADDITIONAL
OF REQUIREMENTS
THE EXISTING ASSISTED HOUSING AGREEMENT BY THE LAND COMMISSION.
SCHEMES,
TO THE SANDWICH
CLASS
HOUSING FOR
THE
COMMITMENT GOVERNMENT'S SCHEME IS REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET PROPOSAL TO ALLOCATE $2 BILLION THE FAST-START SCHEME AND IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF SITES FOR THE LONG- TERM SCHEME TO BUILD AND SELL FLATS TO THE MIDDLE-INCOME PEOPLE.
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