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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1994
NOTING
PROPERTIES THAT THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY WIDE RANGE OF
DEMANDS DIFFERENT
AND THE SAID THE GOVERNMENT
ON THE MARKET BY TYPE AND QUALITY TO SITUATION WAS CHANGING ALL THE TIME, MR BASON INTENDED TO EXAMINE THE POSITION IN ALL SECTORS.
"IT IS NOT THEREFORE POSSIBLE TO STATE A AFFORDABILITY TARGET," HE SAID.
SINGLE, SPECIFIC
NOT COMFORTABLE BUT HE POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS
OR PRICES,
WITH THE EITHER WITH THE
HIGH LEVEL OF FLAT PRESENT PROSPECT FOR FURTHER MOVEMENTS UPWARD IN THE MARKET.
CONCERN
"CLEARLY, PRICE LEVELS ARE NOW SUCH AS TO BE CAUSING
TO WOULD-BE IN THE GENERAL COMMUNITY AS REGARDS BOTH AFFORDABILITY HOME BUYERS, AND THE EFFECTS ON HONG KONG'S COMPETITIVENESS WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION SHARES," HE SAID.
CONCERN
ANNOUNCED
AND
MR EASON NOTED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAD ALREADY THE SETTING UP OF A TASK FORCE TO TACKLE THE ISSUE OF LAND SUPPLY PROPERTY PRICES.
"A PACKAGE OF MEASURES TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES WILL BE UP WITHIN TWO TO THREE MONTHS, HE SAID.
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DRAWN
INFORMATION OF BNS APPLICANTS PROTECTED
ON ALL INFORMATION
APPLICANTS
SCHEME (BNS) IS PROTECTED BY LAW AND
FOR THE BRITISH INTERNAL BY STRICT
NATIONALITY PROCEDURES,
THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID TODAY WEDNESDAY),
UNDER
(MISCELLANEOUS THE
NATIONALITY BRITISH
THE TO DISCLOSE OFFENCE (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, IT IS OF, OR ANY INFORMATION ON, APPLICANTS OF THE SCHEME, HE SAID.
AN
PROVISIONS)
IDENTITY
JAMES TIEN HON
THE IN IN A REPLY
A TO
QUESTION BY THE
BRITISH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ASPREY SAID: "AFTER COMPLETION OF THE
APPLICANTS WILL BE ON SUCCESSFUL INFORMATION NATIONALITY SCHEME, TRANSFERRED TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FOR RECORD PURPOSES.
"INFORMATION ON OTHER APPLICANTS WILL BE DESTROYED,
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HE SAID.
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