WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1983
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IN PUBLIC HOUSING PRODUCTION, MR LIAO SAID EFFORTS COULD
NOT BE RELAXED DESPITE THE VERY LARGE OUTPUT OVER THE PAST FEW
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YEARS AND HE GAVE ASSURANCE THAT IT WOULD AT LEAST BE MAINTAINED AT ITS CURRENT LEVEL FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR JUST COMPLETED, HE SAID PUBLIC SECTOR PRODUCTION AGAIN EXCEEDED THE TARGET OF 35 000 FLATS.
ON THE GOVERNMENT'S FLATTED FACTORY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME, MR LIAO SAID THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED A REVIEW AND CONCLUDED THAT THE LARGE NUMBER OF VACANCIES IN EXISTING FLATTED FACTORIES SHOULD BE ADEQUATE TO MEET CLEARANCE DEMAND FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
+THEREFORE, FOR THE PRESENT NO FURTHER FLATTED FACTORIES SHOULD BE BUILT AFTER THOSE BLOCKS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION ARE COMPLETED.
+RECENT EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT ONLY A SMALL PROPORTION OF FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS WHICH ARE CLEARED CANNOT READILY FIND ACCOMMODATION IN PRIVATE FACTORIES AND NEED TO LOOK TO HOUSING AUTHORITY FLATTED FACTORIES FOR REPROVISIONING.
+ IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES IN THESE FACTORIES, OPEN TENDERS ARE INVITED ON A REGULAR BASIS, THUS MEETING THE NEEDS NOT ONLY OF FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS DISPLACED BY CLEARANCE, BUT ALSO OF MANY OTHER SMALL FACTORY OPERATORS REQUIRING PURPOSE-BUILT UNITS.+
+DIFFICULT OPERATION+ SUPPORTED ****
THE POLICY TO CONTINUE WITH THE MANY PROGRAMMES DESIGNED TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN HONG KONG IS A POSITIVE AFFIRMATION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINED EFFORTS TO MEET INCREASED PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY BY THE HON PETER C. WONG, AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, WHEN SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983, WHICH WAS LATER PASSED.
MR WONG SAID THE +PRESENT EXERCISE+ WAS BUT ONE FACET OF THIS POLICY.
HE NOTED THAT THIS DIFFICULT BUT LONG OVERDUE OPERATION+ WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN A MANNER THAT WOULD CAUSE THE LEAST INCONVENIENCE AND HARDSHIP TO THE BOAT DWELLERS.+
MR WONG STRESSED THAT +CONFRONTATION SHOULD BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS.+
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