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HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY EXESAY

PRESS RELEASE

新聞稿

Wednesday, September 17, 1975

PUBLIC HOUSING: TEMPORARY PRIORITY ALLOCATION SCHEME

FOR N.T. RESIDENTS

The Housing Authority will introduce a temporary priority alloca-

tion scheme for public housing applicants who have been living in the New

Territories for over four years.

This scheme, which will be reviewed at a later date, will apply

to all New Territories residents other than those living in the layout areas

in Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi.

Eligible applicants who have been living in the New Territories for

over four years can apply to his particular district office for a "certificate of priority" beginning October 1, 1975.

"This certificate vill entitle him for priority of allocation for

public housing in the New Territories outside those layout areas," the

spokesman said.

"However," he added, "the original application reference numbers will continue to be the guiding priority for investigation and all

eligibility rules for waiting list applicants will apply.'

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The intention of the scheme is to ensure that N.T. applicants will

get 10 per cent of the overall waiting list quota as decided each year by

the Authority. For example, 100 flats will go to the N.T. residents if the

year's quota for waiting list applicants is 1,000 flats.

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