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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1962

CONCERNING THE ALLOCATION OF PUBLIC HOUSING FOR

THE ELDERLY, HE SAID THE PROPOSAL WAS STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION EY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.

NOTING THERE WERE CONFLICTING VIEWS ON THIS, HE SAID

+A POSSIBLE COMPROMISE MIGHT BE TO RESTRICT THE SCHEME TO DEPENDENT PARENTS ONLY, AND THIS IS BEING FURTHER CONSIDERED.+

THE PRESENT COMPASSIONATE HOUSING QUOTA WOULD, HE SAID, CONTINUALLY BE USED TO HELP FAMILIES WHO WERE PREPARED TO SUPPORT THEIR ELDERLY PARENTS,

+ IN ADDITION, THE PRIORITY SCHEME FOR HOUSING THE ELDERLY WILL ALSO ENABLE GROUPS OF THREE UNRELATED ELDERLY PERSONS TO ADVANCE MORE RAPIDLY UP THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S WAITING LIST, + MR ALLEYNE SAID.

SPEAKING ON THE REHABUS SERVICE, MR ALLEYNE TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT THE POLICY GOVERNING TRANSPORT FOR THE DISABLED WOULD BE REVIEWED THIS YEAR AND HE HOPED IT WOULD PRODUCE SOME APPROACHES TO MEETING THEIR NEEDS.

REFERRING TO THE NEW SUBVENTION SYSTEM, MR ALLEYNE GAVE AN ASSURANCE THAT HE WOULD LOOK CAREFULLY AT THE FINANCING OF ANY AGENCY OR SERVICE WHICH MIGHT EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES UNDER THE NEW SCHEME.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY BILL 1982

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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY BILL 1982 WHICH WAS INTRODUCED TO TIE IN WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION SCHEME IN MAY THIS YEAR WAS PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS.

THE CHANGES WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE LEGISLATION SCRUTINY GROUP OF UNOFFICIALS HEADED BY MR PETER C. WONG.

SPEAKING DURING THE BILL'S SECOND READING DEBATE TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MR WONG SAID APPROPRIATE AMENDMENTS WOULD HAVE TO BE INTRODUCED WHEN THE KCR BECOMES A PUBLIC CORPORATION IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

MEANWHILE, THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS WERE MADE:

* THE DEFINITION OF +LAND HELD BY THE CROWN+ WAS

RE-DEFINED AS +LAND THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO A RIGHT OF OCCUPATION RECOGNISED BY LAW+ TO AVOID ANY AMBIGUITY THAT MIGHT ARISE.

* THE WORDS +CONVENIENT FOR+ WAS SUBSTITUTED BY

+ INCIDENTAL TO+.

* THE PHRASE +AS SOON AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE+

IN THE SUB-CLAUSE WHICH REFERS TO THE HANDING OVER TO THE POLICE PERSONS ARRESTED BY RAILWAY EMPLOYEES WAS REPLACED BY THE WORD +FORTHWITH+ AS IT IS FELT THAT RAILWAY EMPLOYEES SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN MORE POWER THAN POLICE OFFICERS.

LAS WORD