TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1978
UNOFFICIALS TO COMMENT ON GREEN PAPER
ON SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AT LEGCO TOMORROW ******
SIX UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS WILL COMMENT ON THE GREEN PAPER ON +SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY+ AT THE COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THEY ARE DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG, THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, THE HON. MRS. KWAN KO SIU-WAH, THE HON. PETER C. WONG, THE REV. THE HON. JOYCE M. BENNETT AND THE HON. WONG LAM.
THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, THE HON. E.P. HO, WILL REPLY TO THE COMMENT OF THE UNOFFICIALS.
DURING QUESTION TIME, THE UNOFFICIALS WILL RAISE 18 QUESTIONS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST.
THE HON. LYDIA DUNN WILL ASK WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE OF THE CURRENT SPECULATION ON INITIAL DEPOSITS PAID ON DOMESTIC HOUSING INVOLVING THE TRANSFER OF RECEIPTS BETWEEN PURCHASERS AT LARGE PREMIUMS, WITHOUT ANY PAYMENT OF STAMP DUTY, THUS DRIVING UP THE ULTIMATE PRICES OF DOMESTIC HOUSING.
IN A SEPARATE QUESTION, MISS DUNN WILL ALSO ASK IF THE GOVERNMENT WILL SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE STAMP DUTY PAYABLE ON THE TRANSFER OF PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENTS PRIOR TO THE ISSUE OF OCCUPATION PERMITS AS WELL AS RESALES OF DOMESTIC HOUSING WITHIN TWO OR THREE YEARS OF PURCHASE IN ORDER TO DISCOURAGE SPECULATION.
THE HON, HILTON CHEONG-LEEN WILL ASK WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL EXPAND EVEN FURTHER ITS EXISTING PLANS FOR THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CO-OPERATION OF THE PRIVATE BUILDING SECTOR, SO AS TO REDUCE OVER-SPECULATION IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED FLATS BY INDIVIDUAL PURCHASERS.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN WILL ALSO RAISE ANOTHER QUESTION ON WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL SHORTEN THE PAYMENT PERIOD FOR PUBLIC LAND PURCHASES IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE LEVEL OF SPECULATION ON LAND PRICES.
THE HON. ROGER LOBO WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO STATE WHAT THE PRESENT POSITION IS ON THE INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION TO PROTECT INVESTORS WHO JOIN PYRAMID SELLING SCHEMES.
OTHER QUESTIONS TO BE RAISED BY THE UNOFFICIALS CONCERN THE CONTROL OVER OPERATION OF MONEY LENDERS, THE NUMBER OF DRUG ADDICTS IN HONG KONG AND DETAINEES SENT TO THE SHA TSUI DETENTION CENTRE, INERTIA SELLING, NIGHT FLIGHTS AT KAI TAK AIRPORT, TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND SHIPPING RATES.
THREE BILLS, NAMELY THE DANGEROUS DRUGS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978, THE DETENTION CENTRES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 AND THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1978 WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS,
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