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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1988

MOST TENANTS INTERVIEWED IN THE SURVEY ALSO SAID THEY HAD NO IMMEDIATE RELATIVES TO LIVE WITH IN HONG KONG. OTHERS SAID THEY HAD TO LIVE AWAY FROM THEIR IMMEDIATE RELATIVES BECAUSE OF OVERCROWDING

AT HOME, BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET ON WELL WITH FAMILY MEMBERS OR BECAUSE THEY WERE DESERTED BY THEIR FAMILIES.

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OVER HALF OF THE RESPONDENTS HAD SOCIAL CONT NEIGHBOURS OR PEOPLE IN THE SITTING OUT AREAS. A SMALI. POP! PARTICIPATED IN RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS ORGANIZE. SOCIAL OR COMMUNITY GROUPS.

THE SURVEY ALSO INDICATED THAT ABOUT 14 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS SAID THEY HAD OCCASIONAL DISPUTES WITH THEIR CO-TENANTS AND ONLY TWO PER CENT OF THEM SAID THEY HAD FREQUENT DISPUTES.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT DISPUTES NORMALLY AROSE FROM MATTERS RELATED TO ELECTRICITY OR WATER BILLS, CLEANLINESS AND THE USE OF THE COMMON AREA IN THE FLAT, ACCORDING TO THE FINDINGS.

WHENEVER A SERIOUS CONFLICT ARISING FROM SHARING OF ACCOMMODATION COMES TO LIGHT, THE ESTATE MANAGEMENT STAFF WILL ALWAYS STEP IN TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ASSISTANCE.

WHEN CIRCUMSTANCE WARRANT EXPERT ADVICE WILL BE MADE TO SOCIAL WORKERS FOR ASSISTANCE.

IMMEDIATE REFERRALS

MANAGEMENT TRANSFERS INCLUDING RE-GROUPING WITH OTHER SINGLF PERSONS WILL BE ARRANGED IF THE CONFLICTS OR DISPUTES ARE OF A PERMANENT NATURE BEYOND RECONCILIATION.

THEY MAY ALSO MOVE TO THE NEW SHELTERED HOUSING RUN BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, WHICH PROVIDES MAXIMUM PRIVACY то INDIVIDUJA] ELDERLY WHO ARE ABLE BODIED AND SELF-RELIANT.

ONE-THIRD OF THE PEOPLE REHOUSED UNDER THE ELDERLY PRIORITY SCHEME AND ONE-FIFTH OF THOSE UNDER THE COMPASSIONATE QUOTA WERE EMPLOYED. A SMALL PROPORTION WERE RECEIVING REGULAR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION FROM RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.

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MEANWHILE, SOME 6 600 ELDERLY SINGLE PERSONS HAVE REEN REHOUSED UNDER THE ELDERLY PRIORITY SCHEME IN 3 100 SHARED FLA

AND SOME 1 300 SINGLE PERSONS HAVE BEEN REHOUSED IN 700 SHARE! UNDER THE COMPASSIONATE QUOTA.

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