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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1993
DURING THE YEAR, SIX IMPORTED WORKERS WERE GRANTED APPROVAL CHANGE EMPLOYER FIVE WERE SUCCESSFULLY PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER LEFT HONG KONG WITHOUT GIVING REASONS.
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MR LEUNG ALSO NOTED THAT 1,180 FOREIGN WORKERS LEFT THEIR IN 1991 BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF THEIR CONTRACTS. THE NUMBER FOR 1992 STOOD AT 1,771 AND THAT FOR THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR WAS 1,365.
SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL LABOUR IMPORTATION SCHEME, 1,924 VISAS WERE APPROVED IN 1989; 12,847 IN 1990; AND 11,434 IN 1992.
OF THE 14,132 QUOTAS ALLOCATED UNDER THE 1993 SCHEME, VISAS HAVE SO FAR BEEN ISSUED.
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IN ADDITION, 1,418 VISAS HAVE BEEN APPROVED UNDER THE SCHEME FOR THE NEW AIRPORT.
WAITING TIME FOR SMALL PUBLIC HOUSING FLATS
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THE ONLY WAY TO SHORTEN THE WAITING TIME FOR SINGLE PERSONS TWO-PERSON FAMILIES TO MOVE INTO PUBLIC HOUSING FLATS IS TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF SMALL FLATS.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR CANICE MAK, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TIK CHI-YUEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR MAK SAID WHILE FLAT SUPPLY FOR TWO-PERSON HOUSEHOLDS WAS EXPECTED TO BE ADEQUATE, THE SHORTFALL OF ONE-PERSON FLATS REMAIN A CONCERN.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS IN RESPONSE IDENTIFIED A NUMBER
OF POSSIBLE OPTIONS TO INCREASE SUPPLY, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL ANNEX BLOCKS AND HOSTEL-TYPE ACCOMMODATION, PROVISION OF MORE SHELTERED HOUSING UNITS FOR THE ELDERLY, CREATION OF PLANNED VACANCIES THROUGH TRANSFER EXERCISES, A DIFFERENT FLAT MIX, RELAXATION OF ALLOCATION STANDARD AS WELL AS PROGRAMME ADJUSTMENTS,
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НЕ SAID AN EXTRA 6,300 ONE-PERSON UNITS COULD BE GENERATED THROUGH THESE OPTIONS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, OF WHICH ABOUT 750 1,000 COULD BE ALLOCATED EACH YEAR TO THE WAITING LIST.
MR MAK SAID NO CLEARANCE INVOLIVNG REHOUSING OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE AREA TO BE CLEARED HAD BEEN DEFERRED NOTIFICATION DUE TO INADEQUATE FLAT SUPPLY.
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AN ACCELERATED CLEARANCE PROGRAMME OF TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS (THA) HAS RECENTLY BEEN DRAWN UP WITH A VIEW TO CLEARING OVER 80 CENT OF THE EXISTING POPULATION BY 1996/97.
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