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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14,

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REVIEW OF HOUSING CO-OPS PROPOSED

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THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REVIEW THE QUESTION OF ALLOWING GOVERNMENT OFFICERS' HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES TO SELL OR RE-DEVELOP THE IR PROPERTIES, THE HON. MARTIN ROWLANDS, SECRETARY FOR CIVIL SERVICE, SAID AT TODAY'S (WEDNESDAY) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING.

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON, LEUNG TAT-SHING, MR. ROWLANDS SAID IT WAS DOZEN YEARS OR MORE SINCE THE GOVERNMENT GAVE ANY FORMAL CONSIDERATION TO ALLOWING THE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS' HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES WHICH HAVE FULLY REPAID THE IR GOVERNMENT LOANS TO SEEL OR RE-DEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES.

UNTIL NOW, HE SAID, THE ISSUE HAS BEEN LARGELY AN ACADEMIC ONE, SINCE OUT OF A TOTAL OF 236 GOVERNMENT CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETIES ONLY SIX HAVE FULLY REPAID THE IR LOANS.

BUT, MR. ROWLANDS RECOGNISED THAT FROM NOW ON THIS WILL BECOME AN INCREASINGLY LIVE ISSUE THUS HE PROPOSED THE GOVERNMENT TO EMBARK ON A REVIEW OF THE WHOLE QUESTION DURING THE COMING YEAR.

BAGGAGE TROLLEYS FOR AIRPORT PASSENGERS

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THERE ARE 380 BAGGAGE TROLLEYS AVAILABLE FOR PASSENGERS AT KAI TAI AIRPORT, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON, D.G. JEAFFRESON, SAID AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON, ALEX WU.

REGARDING THE SUPERVISORY ARRANGEMENTS MADE, MR. JEAFFRESON SAID THE COLLECTION AND RETURN OF TROLLEYS WAS CARRIED OUT BY STAFF OF THE HONG KONG AIR TERMINAL SERVICES (HATS) ENGAGED SPEC IF ICALLY FOR THIS WORK,

THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT, HE POINTED OUT, ALSO CARRIED OUT FREQUENT CHECKS AND REPORTED ANY INADEQUACIES TO THE HATS MANAGEMENT.

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