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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1994
THOUGH
THAT EVEN SUBSTANTIAL, THERE ILLEGAL WORKERS THAT
I'VE GOT NO DOUBT AT ALL SECONDLY, THE MACRO-ECONOMIC EFFECT MAY NOT BE VERY MUST BE SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY WHERE THE NUMBER OF
WAGE LEVELS. AND I'M SURE DOES IN PARTICULAR AREAS DRIVE DOWN
THE SORT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER HAS AS CLEAR AN IDEA AS I DO OF SECTORS THAT ONE IS TALKING ABOUT.
FOR
WORK
ARGUMENTS KONG TO
KONG. WE'VE
BOTH THOSE ARE VERY POWERFUL DOING MORE TO STOP PEOPLE BEING BROUGHT INTO HONG ILLEGALLY TO STOP PEOPLE THEMSELVES COMING INTO HONG WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE POLICE AND WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH то SOME SECTORS OF INDUSTRY, PARTICULARLY THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, TRY TO STAMP OUT ILLEGAL WORKING. I THINK THAT ILLEGAL WORKING IN THE LACK OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY HAS BEEN AN ADDITIONAL REASON FOR THE SAFETY IN SOME PARTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY,
TERMS
FEW
WE
I CAN LET THE HONOURABLE MEMBER KNOW IN AND IN DETAIL, PRECISELY WHAT STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OVER THE LAST MONTHS, BUT I JUST WANT TO UNDERLINE TO THE HONOURABLE MEMBER THAT
PRIORITY, DO REGARD IT AS A PRIORITY, THAT THE POLICE REGARD IT AS A
HEAVIER THAT WE HAVE, AS THE HONOURABLE MEMBER KNOWS, BEEN PROPOSING
ILLEGAL WORKERS, BUT MORE FINES
THOSE EMPLOYERS WHO TAKE ON FOR
BY DETAILED MEASURES I WILL COME BACK TO THE HONOURABLE MEMBER ABOUT LETTER, IF HE WILL ALLOW ME TO DO SO.
RECOMMENDATION
REPORT IS
WAS THAT
ISSUED
AND
AND HOUSING MR LEE WING-TAT:
MR GOVERNOR, A QUESTION ON LAND SUPPLY. IN SUMMER THIS YEAR, IN ORDER TO CURB THE SPIRALLING PROPERTY PRICES,
MAJOR A
ONE BY THE GOVERNMENT
BE AN
15 THIS YEAR THERE WILL
ADDITIONAL BUT THEN, THE LAND HECTARES OF LAND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES.
LAND COMMISSION WILL HAVE TO GIVE APPROVAL BEFORE THIS 15 HECTARES OF
BUT UP CAN BE USED THAT WAY. NOW, THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE IN JUNE,
ADDITIONAL TO THE PRESENT MOMENT THE LAND COMMISSION DID NOT HOLD ANY MEETINGS. IN TWO TO THREE MONTHS TIME, IF THE LAND COMMISSION STILL DOES NOT HOLD ITS MEETING, YOUR PROMISE WOULD THEN NOT 15 HECTARES OF LAND WILL MEAN AN ADDITIONAL 12,000 IMPORTANT TO HONG KONG.
NOW,
BE HONOURED. FLATS
RATHER
YOUR ΤΟ
GOVERNOR, MR
YOU OR I WONDER IF COLLEAGUES HAVE CONSIDERED THAT. NOW, WE NEED APPROVAL IF WE WANT HAVE LAND FOR PRIVATE HOUSING, BUT FOR PUBLIC HOUSING WE NEED NOT HAVE TO APPROVAL FROM THE LAND COMMISSION. IF THE LAND COMMISSION IS NOT HOLD A MEETING ON THIS 15 HECTARES OF LAND, WOULD YOU CONSIDER TURNING THAT THIS 15 HECTARES OF LAND TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING SO THOSE ON THE WAITING LIST WILL HAVE A FLAT AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME?
YOU LIST, SO ON
ONE MORE QUESTION NOW: IN YOUR POLICY ADDRESS,
WAITING DID NOT GIVE A TIMETABLE. FOR THE 150,000 PEOPLE ON THE
THEY MAY BE LIVING IN CAGED APARTMENTS OR PARTITIONED HOUSES AND
WHY DID YOU NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE IN THE PAST THREE YEARS?
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/GOVERNOR