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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1988

IT WOULD RETAIN ITS PRESENT RELATIONSHIP WITH OMELCO HOUSING PANEL.

"HOUSING WILL REMAIN A MAJOR SOCIAL COMMITMENT, BE PROVIDED ON THE BASIS OF NEED AND CHARGED ON AFFORDABILITY," MR BARNES SAID.

LEGCO AND THE

CONTINUING ΤΟ THE BASIS OF

AUTHORITY WOULD ABLE ΤΟ

THIS WAS DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE FUTURE COMPRISE FEWER OFFICIAL MEMBERS AND THESE WOULD NO LONGER BE FORM A QUORUM OR A MAJORITY.

OTHER MEMBERS WOULD REFLECT A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERTISE, INCLUDING ESTATE

INTERESTS AND TENANTS, PROFESSIONALS, DISTRICT MEMBERS AND LEGCO MEMBERS.

BOARD

HE ADDED THAT THE BILL WAS THE END PRODUCT OF A BEGAN WITH THE PUBLICATION OF GOVERNMENT'S LONG STRATEGY IN APRIL 1987 AND A DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE JULY.

WHICH

PROCESS TERM HOUSING COUNCIL LAST

THE REORGANISATION OF THE AUTHORITY WAS AN INTEGRAL THE STRATEGY AND THE REASON FOR THE BILL.

PART OF

MR BARNES ALSO REFERRED TO CRITICISM CONCERNING TIMING OF ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S CHAIRMAN-DESIGNATE.

"WE ACCEPT THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER TO HAVE MADE THE AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN THAT ORDER, HE SAID.

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"I CAN ONLY SAY THAT WE WERE ANXIOUS TO MEET THE INTRODUCING THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS ON APRIL 1, AND IN PARTICULR TO

TIMETABLE THE CHAIRMAN-DESIGNATE,

INCIDENTALLY, APPOINTED EXISTING POWERS, THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE HIMSELF FOR

WHO WAS,

THE

LAW

OF

GIVE

UNDER HIS NEW

RESPONSIBILITIES."

CERTAINLY, NO DISRESPECT

ΤΟ

THE COUNCIL WAS

INTENDED BUT

NEVERTHELESS THE POINT MADE WAS ACCEPTED, HE ADDED.

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