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Wednesday, February 14, 1973

RENT CONTROLS FOR MIDDLE INCOME GROUP ACCOMMODATION

The Government will keep in mind opinions expressed by a number

of Legislative Councillors that permanent arrangements should be made

to prevent "excessive rent increases", when it makes rent control proposals

for the future.

The Colonial Secretary, Sir Hugh Norman Walker, said this in

the Legislative Council today when he replied to a question by the Hon.

Mrs. Mary Wong.

Sir Hugh said there were now estimated to be about 250,000 families

with monthly incomes between $1,000 and $3,000.

He said that at present about 175,000 tenancies were subject to

one or the other form of control under the existing legislation.

"Moreover," the Colonial Secretary said, "some of these families

of course live in public housing whilst others own flats."

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