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FLATS.
HOWEVER, HE WAS SOMEWHAT CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRICE FOR THESE
+ IT IS MOST IMPORTANT THAT THE PRICE SHOULD BE FIXED AT A REALISTIC LEVEL, HE SAID.
DR. HU FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT THE LAND COST FOR THIS PURPOSE SHOULD BE DETERMINED AT THE MINIMUM RESERVE PRICE LEVEL AND NOT ITS MARKET PRICE, OTHERWISE, THE MEANINGFULNESS OF THIS SCHEME WOULD HAVE BEEN DEFEATED.
AS TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY THEIR OWN FLATS AND HAVE TO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, DR. HU SUBMITTED THAT NO MORE THAN 15 PER CENT OF THEIR TOTAL FAMILY INCOME SHOULD BE SPENT ON RENT.
HE WAS ENCOURAGED BY A STATEMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY ON THE POSSIBILITY OF ALLOWING THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN DETERMING RENTS, HAVING REGARD TO THE TENANT'S ABILITY TO PAY AND TO OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS THE LOCATION AND QUALITY OF THE ACCOMMODATION,+
HE SUGGESTED THAT RENT PAYMENT COULD BE ON A SLIDING SCALE ACCORDING TO INCOME LEVEL, OR A RENT REBATE SYSTEM AS PRACTISED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
ON EDUCATION, DR. HU WAS PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, PARTICULARLY IN SPECIAL AND SECONDARY EDUCATION.
HOWEVER, HE WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION WAS IGNORED AND HE MAINTAINED THAT SUCH EDUCATION WAS PART AND PARCEL OF THE WHOLE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM,
ON MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, HE WELCOMED THE PROVISION FOR IMPLEMENTING THE FIRST STAGE OF THE REGIONALISATION SCHEME AND THE PROVISION FOR THE SUBVENTION OF THE COMMUNITY NURSING SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, INITIALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
HE HOPED THAT THE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WOULD SEE FIT TO PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF THIS WORTHY PROJECT.
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