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WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1984

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THE COMMITTEE WAS RETITLED, STRENGTHENED AND GIVEN WIDER RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ITS NEW TERM OF OFFICE BEGINNING ON JULY 1 TO FUNCTION AS A WELL-BALANCED BODY IN WHICH ALL THE IMPLICATIONS AND ASPECTS OF POLLUTION CONTROL POLICY MAY BE WEIGHED AND CONSIDERED.

PRESENT AT THE BRIEF ING WERE THE CHAIRMAN. MR GERALD FORSGATE,

PROFESSOR WHO MADE THE CLOSING REMARKS, AND MEMBERS DR HENRIETTA IP, BRIAN MORTON, MR S.L. WAN, DR ALBERT CHEUNG, MR HOWARD YOUNG, MR AUGUSTINE NG, DR D.J. JOHNS, MR S.H. SUNG, DR PHILIP LAI AND MR STAN H.Y. FUNG.

THE BRIEFING SESSION WAS CONDUCTED BY MR CHING; THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DR STUART REED;

THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR CRISPIN HAIN-COLE; AND THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE/ POLLUTION, MR IAN HOWARD, WHO IS THE SECRETARY OF EPCOM.

RETURNED HOS FLATS ON SALE TOMORROW

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THE SIXTH BATCH OF RETURNED HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME FLATS WILL BE PUT ON SALE FROM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) UNDER THE NEW MONTHLY INCOME LIMIT OF $7 500 AT THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTRE IN HO MAN TIN.

*LOCATED IN VARIOUS PARTS OF URBAN AREAS AND THE NEW TOWNS, THE FLATS ON 10 ESTATES ARE OFFERED TO APPLICANTS FROM BOTH THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND TENANTS OF HOUSING AUTHORITY AND HOUSING SOCIETY ESTATES ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS, + A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY SAID TODAY.

HE ADDED THAT THE GROSS AREAS OF THE FLATS RANGED BETWEEN 42.7 AND 65.1 SQUARE METRES WITH PRICES VARIED FROM $151 400 TO $358 700. SOME OF THEM WERE LAND-VALUE-FREE.

+TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY, APPLICANTS SHOULD BRING ALONG THE IR IDENTITY CARDS, COPIES OF FAMILY MEMBERS' IDENTITY CARDS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME PROOF AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS.

+APPLICANTS FROM PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES WILL HAVE TO PRODUCE

THE IR TENANCY CARDS AS WELL, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

FULL DETAILS OF THE FLATS ON SALE, TOGETHER WITH APPLICATION FORMS AND COPIES OF AN HOS GUIDE, ARE NOW OBTAINABLE DURING OFFICE HOURS AT THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTRE.

THE SPOKESMAN