WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1993
THE AUTHORITY'S RECENT EXPERIMENT TO PRIVATISE THE MANAGEMENT OF A WHOLE MARKET BY A SINGLE OPERATOR HAD PROVED SUCCESSFUL AND SUITABLE PREMISES WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THIS ARRANGEMENT, SAID.
MR EASON SAID ALTHOUGH SOME OLDER BUILDINGS RIPE REDEVELOPMENT MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE WORN, THE GENERAL STANDARD CLEANLINESS INSIDE THE ESTATE HAD REMAINED BASICALLY SATISFACTORY.
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"THIS IS DUE IN NO SMALL MEASURE TO IMPROVED MONITORING CONTRACTORS' PERFORMANCE THROUGH A NEW POINTS SYSTEM, LESS BLATANT LITTERING THROUGH CIVIC EDUCATION AND GENERALLY A GREATER CONCERN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AMONG RESIDENTS, HE SAID.
MR EASON SAID THE MAINTENANCE OF GOOD CONDITIONS AND SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT IN HOUSING ESTATES, WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, REQUIRED A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT BY RESIDENTS AND STAFF.
"THIS MEANS PERMANENT VIGILANCE, PARTNERSHIP AND ONGOING VIEWS.
"I AM SURE THAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL TAKE MEMBERS' VIEWS INTO ACCOUNT WHERE THESE ARE CONSTRUCTIVE IN ITS CONTINUING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ITS ESTATE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND TO UNDERTAKE SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS OF INDIVIDUAL ASPECTS OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES ON A REGULAR BASIS AS NECESSARY AS IT HAS UP TO NOW.
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SIMILARLY, THE NEED FOR CONSULTATION WILL ALSO NO DOUBT BE CONSIDERED, DEPENDING ON THE SUBJECT.
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"GIVEN ITS TRACK RECORD OF BEING OPEN AND RECEPTIVE, HOWEVER, I AM SURE IT WILL NOT LIGHTLY DENY THE PUBLIC OF THE OPPORTUNITY COMMENT ON MATTERS OF CONCERN, HE SAID.
PS IN MOTION DEBATE
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THE FOLLOWING IS THE SPEECH BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON HAMISH MACLEOD, IN THE MOTION DEBATE ON "DISPARITY BETWEEN THE RICH AND THE POOK IN HON HON" IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY);
MR PRESIDENT,
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IT WOULD BE ALL TOO EASY TO GO ALONG WITH MR K K FUNG'S MOTION. WILL INTERPRET IT LOOSELY, AS SAYING WE SHOULD HELP THE POOR BECOME BETTER-OFF; AND WHO WOULD LIKE TO DISAGREE WITH THAT?
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