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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1978
SIR ANTHONY ROYLE COMMENDS HOUSING ACHIEVEMENTS IN HONG KONG
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SIR ANTHONY ROYLE, M.P. (CONSERVATIVE) WAS BRIEFED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, MR. ALAN SCOTT, ON HONG KONG'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, PARTICULARLY THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME, WHEN HE CALLED AT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HEADQUARTERS THIS MORNING.
SIR ANTHONY, WHO HAD VISITED HONG KONG SEVERAL TIMES AND LAST LOOKED CLOSELY AT THE HOUSING SCENE IN 1969, COMMENDED THE GREAT EFFORTS BEING MADE TO CATCH UP ON HOUSING NEEDS IN HONG KONG.
HE IS NOW ON A FOUR-DAY PRIVATE VISIT HERE TO RENEW OLD ACQUA INTANCES AND UPDATE HIMSELF ON DEVELOPMENTS IN RECENT YEARS.
AFTER A GENERAL BRIEFING ON HOUSING PROGRESS, SIR ANTHONY VISITED HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME EXHIBITION CENTRE AT THE OF MAN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX WHERE HE SHOWED KEEN INTEREST IN THE VARIOUS PROJECTS OF THE SCHEME.
HE SAID: +1 BELIEVE THAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN ONE'S HOME IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CURRENT ACHIEVEMENT IN THE PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME IN HONG KONG.+
HE LATER TOURED THE MA CHAI HANG SQUATTER AREA AND SAW THE LIVING CONDITIONS WHICH HONG KONG'S GIANT HOUSING PROGRAMME
IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE IN THE COMING YEARS.
HE NOTED THAT ALTHOUGH INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS, SUCH AS THE PROVISION OF PROPER ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES ARE BENEFICIAL, THE AIM REMAINS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOUSING FOR SUCH GROUPS OF THE COMMUNITY.
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