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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1988

26 FISHERMEN AT THE CEREMONY, DR LEE PRESENTED PRIZES TO LANDED THE TOP CATCHES IN THE FMO WHOLESALE MARKETS LAST YEAR.

WHO

SEVEN OF THEM WRRE ALSO AWARDED THE TITLES OF CHAMPION CHOW FISHERMEN OF THE YEAR. THEY ARE MR LO LEUNG-WING, MR LAI KAU, MR CHE-KONG, MR WONG FOOK, MR LAU KAM-FAI, MR WONG KWONG-WAH CHUEN-HER.

AND MR NG

OF

CERTIFICATES WERE ALSO PRESENTED TO SIX OTHER FISHERMEN FOR THEIR BRAVE DEEDS IN SAVING 18 PEOPLE AT SEA, AND TO 10 GRADUATES A FISHERMEN NAVIGATION TRAINING COURSE ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

HOUSING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988

THAT WILL ENABLE THE AN AMENDMENT BILL CONTAINING PROPOSALS

THE GOVERNMENT'S LONG TERM HOUSING HOUSING AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGY HAS BEEN GAZETTED TODAY FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION,

IN

INTRODUCES AMENDMENTS ITS GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES,

THE HOUSING (AMENDMENT) RESPECT OF THE AUTHORITY'S MEMBERSHIP, AND ITS FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.

RILL

1988

THE PROPOSED CHANGES

ARE

DESIGNED

ΤΟ

THE GIVE

HOUSING THE LONG

AUTHORITY THE OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY IT NEEDS TO IMPLEMENT TERM HOUSING STRATEGY.

BILL THE

WOULD

PROVIDE

FOR

THE

ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE HOME OWNERSHIP FUND TO AUTHORITY ON APRII, 1, 1988.

ASSETS

AND

LIABILITIES BE HANDED OVER ΤΟ THE

GIVEN WIDER

WOULD ALSO BE THE AUTHORITY

FINANCIAL NECESSARY TO ENABLE IT TO LEND MONEY UNDER THE NEW HOME PURCHASE SCHEME.

POWERS

LOAN

OFFICERS OF A ON

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC ON THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FROM SEVEN TO FOUR AND THE APPOINTMENT MEMBER WHO IS NOT A PUBLIC OFFICER TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUTHORITY APRIL 1 1988.

+

RE-ASSIGNED, THERE

ALTHOUGH SOME PUBLIC SERVICE STAFF WILL BE WILL BE NO SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN THE NUMBER OF STAFF EMPLOYED.

ASIDE FURTHERMORE, THE BILL. THE PUBLIC HOUSING

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE IMPLICATIONS THE BILL BAS NO OTHER FROM THE TRANSFER OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP FUND. WILL NOT AFFECT GOVERNMENT'S POLICY CONTROL OVER PROGRAMME.

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