FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1984
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+MOREOVER, WE MUST GIVE TIME FOR OTHER PRESSURES TO HAVE THEIR EFFECT. FOR EXAMPLE, OTHER COUNTRIES ARE HAVING, OR PLAN TO HAVE, BILATERAL TALKS WITH THE U.S., THE ISSUE WILL BE RAISED ECTH IN THE GATT COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 2-3. AND IN THE TEXTILE COMMITTEE MEETING TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 17 AND 22. AND DOMESTIC PRESSURE GROUPS CONTINUE TO EXPRESS THE IR OPPOSITION TO THE REGULATIONS.
+BEARING IN MIND ALL THESE ASPECTS, WHILE WE SHALL CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS IN THE USA AND, IN THE MULTILATERAL ARENA IN GENEVA, BARRING ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS IT WOULD SEE BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS BEING RESUMED SOME TIME AFTER THE TEXTILE COMMITTEE MEETING, PROBABLY IN LATE OCTOBER OR EARLY NOVEMBER,+ MR MACLEOD SAID.
40 000 FLATS A YEAR FROM 1985 ******
ANNUAL PUBLIC HOUSING PRODUCTION WILL BE INCREASED TO 40 000 FLATS FROM 1985 AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN THE FOLLOWING FIVE YEARS, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING (CONSTRUCTION), MR FRED PANG YUK-LING, SAID TODAY.
WHEN OFFICIATING AT A TRAINING-APPRENTICE GRADUATION CEREMONY ORGANISED BY HS IN CHONG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, MR PANG ALSO SAID: +IN THE COMING YEARS, WHILE MORE NEW HOUSING PROJECTS WILL BE BUILT, EFFORT WILL ALSO BE MADE TO SPEED UP THE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE REMAINING OLDER RESETTLEMENT BLOCKS.+
HE SAID THE HIGH LEVEL OF PUBLIC HOUSING PRODUCTION WOULD BE MAINTAINED FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS, THE ANNUAL PRODUCTION TARGET OF 35 000 FLATS HAD BEEN ACHIEVED.
+ALSO, THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC HOUSING HAS BEEN GREATLY IMPROVED TO MEET TENANTS' RISING ASPIRATIONS.
+BETTER OVERALL LAYOUT OF ESTATES AND INTERIOR DESIGN OF FLATS COUPLED WITH ADEQUATE BUILDING SERVICES SYSTEMS, COMMUNITY AND SHOPPING FACILITIES AS WELL AS LANDSCAPING ON ESTATES, HAVE PROVIDED EXTREMELY GOOD LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR TENANTS.+
AS THE SCOPE OF THE BUILDING CONTRACTS WAS BECOMING MORE EXTENSIVE AND SOPHISTICATED, MR PANG SAID, PROVISION OF ADVANCED BUILDING TECHNIQUE AND HIGH STANDARD MANAGEMENT SERVICE ON SITE WAS, ACCORDINGLY, VERY IMPORTANT.
+TO MEET THIS NEED, THE GOVERNMENT HAS STEPPED UP INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION AND HAS SET UP DEPARTMENTS TO CO-ORDINATE AND ORGANISE VAR IOUS TECHNICAL TRAINING COURSES FOR THE WORKING FORCE.
PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES WERE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO RUN SUCH TRAINING COURSES FOR THE BUILDING INDUSTRY, + HE SAID.
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