XN000022-1984-12-23 — Page 2

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1984

ONE, TWO PERSONS CAN GET HOUSING TOO

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FROM THE NEW YEAR, BOTH SINGLE PERSONS AND TWO-PERSON HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR PERMANENT PUBLIC HOUSING FOLLOWING A CHANGE IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S PUBLIC HOUSING ALLOCATION POLICY.

+THE CHANGE WAS DECIDED FOLLOWING CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED ON THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT ON PUBLIC HOUSING ALLOCATION POLICIES EARLIER THIS YEAR, A HOUSING AUTHOR ITY SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

+UNDER THE CHANGE, A SEPARATE WAITING LIST FOR SINGLE PERSONS WILL BE OPENED AND APPLICATIONS FROM THESE PEOPLE WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM JANUARY 2 NEXT YEAR.

+AT THE SAME TIME, TWO-PERSON HOUSEHOLDS COMPRISING TWO RELATED PERSONS WILL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY SUBJECT TO THEIR MEETING THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.+

APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL IN AN APPLICATION FORM AVAILABLE IN ALL ESTATE OFFICES AND DISTRICT OFFICES.

THEY MUST BE OVER 21 YEARS OF AGE. THEY MUST ALSO HAVE AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS RESIDENCE IN HONG KONG AND THE IR MONTHLY INCOME MUST NOT EXCEED THE SET LIMITS OF $2 700 PER MONTH FOR SINGLE PERSONS, AND $4 000 PER MONTH FOR TWO-PERSON HOUSEHOLDS AT THE TIME OF INVESTIGATION.

OWNERS OF DOMESTIC PROPERTY WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER ON THE LIST,

THE SPOKESMAN SAID APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FROM SINGLE PERSONS DURING THE WHOLE MONTH OF JANUARY NEXT YEAR WILL BE ARRANGED IN THE ORDER OF THE AGE OF APPLICANTS TO AVOID A BIG RUSH THROUGH THE POST OR THE APPLICATIONS SECTION OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT. PHOTOSTAT COPIES OF IDENTITY CARDS MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY SINGLE PERSONS IN ORDER TO VERIFY THE IR

AGE.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THAT MONTH WILL BE REGISTERED

IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY WERE RECEIVED, HE ADDED.

AS FOR TWO-PERSON HOUSEHOLDS, AT PRESENT THERE ARE ALREADY OVER 20 000 APPLICATIONS FROM MARRIED COUPLES AND ELDERLY PERSONS ON THE WAITING LIST AND NEW APPLICATIONS FROM TWO-PERSON HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE REGISTERED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE RECEIVED.

HE SAID THAT IT HAD BEEN AGREED THAT PRIORITY WOULD BE GIVEN TO THE REHOUSING OF 19 500 SINGLE PERSONS AND 14 000 TWO- PERSON HOUSEHOLDS ALREADY LIVING IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS AND IN MARK 1/11 ESTATES AFFECTED BY REDEVELOPMENT.

/+NE APPLICANTS