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Can I just add a word or two to what the honourable gentleman has said. We should be able to reach that rather higher target of 85,000 homes a year, largely because we have actually increased the amount of land available in the next five years for private development by about 80% over the amount of land that was available in the last five years.
We are of course looking beyond 2001, beyond that five-year time horizon as well, we are looking to the years beyond that when it is our intention to try to build-in some margin for error in the calculations made, for example, in the Territorial Development Strategy Review, and add about 7 per cent to the target figure for housing each year in the period beyond that. That is going to require a lot of administrative drive from the Government and we are well aware of some of the problems that we have got to overcome.
Mr Edward Ho (in Chinese): Actually, my question is concerning manpower resources. Apart from professionals, I am also talking about labour. I would like to know whether the Government will give consideration to this. Say, for the upper core programmes, will the Government put together a co-ordinated programme to supply labour so that the construction industry is given sufficient labour?
Governor: I have to say to the honourable gentleman that the question of supply problems because of a shortage of skilled labour in the industry isn't something that has been raised with me before. I very much hope that as our training schemes become more flexible and take greater account of industrial demand, if there are shortages in the construction industry, of plumbers and electricians and so on, that the training body will be able to help us deal with that problem more quickly. But if the honourable gentleman has particular problems of labour shortage in mind, perhaps he could let me know and I will look into them for him.
Dr Law Chi-kwong (in Chinese): Mr President, through you I direct this question to the Governor. In January last year the Government estimated that by July 1, 1997 there would be 29,000 Chinese children who would enjoy the right of abode in Hong Kong. Does the Government have any policy to make sure that these 29,000 children who are able to come to Hong Kong after July 1, 1997, will they all be flooding into Hong Kong right after July 1? If not, how will the Government make sure that education and welfare and other needs - housing needs will be met?