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Wednesday, November 1,.1972

SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW HOUSING DEPARTMENT

People who have enjoyed the privilege of subsidised housing for more

than 10 years and prospered as a result should move to private housing so as

to leave more room for others who need housing desperately.

The Hon. Mrs. Ellen Li said this today when she spoke in the

Legislative Council on a motion of thanks for the Governor's address two weeks

ago.

She called for a fresh look at a proposal she made years ago that

another means test should be taken at housing estates 10 years old or over.

Other proposals she made for the consideration of the new Housing

Department include:

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smaller sites for smaller communities should be favoured from the point of easier control and warmer community

sense of belonging;

smaller units for smaller families should be provided to

cater for the young generation;

facilities should be reserved for nurseries and hostels for young working single people and the elderly;

there should be some form of housing scheme for retired civil servants especially those in uniform, who had been provided with quarters during their term of service.

On the last proposal, Mrs. Li said: "Housing is the most tangible

form of security in the minds of all Chinese families.

Pension is only half

of the sad story."

/She added: