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He said: "I believe that one of the worst features of the

old public housing arrangements was the immobility of tenants; once

you had been allocated a flat, usually at a very tight space standard,

there you stayed regardless of what happened to your family size or

to your income."

The new set up allowed many such families who had become

more prosperous to "trade up" to bigger and better flats in the

newer estates, albeit at higher rents.

"There has been an encouraging response to this move and I

am sure that the process will quicken as more and more tenants

realise the good sense of seizing this opportunity to improve their

family life," he said.

such a move helped not only the family concerned but a

less well-off family, which could then be allocated the original

family's low-rent flat.

Mr. Lightbody praised the contribution made to the Authority's

work by the 13 Unofficial Hembers who, with official members and staff

of the Housing Department, serve on the Authority's functional

committees comprising the Building Committee, the Management Committee,

the Operations Committee, the Finance Committee and the Appeals

Committee.