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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1989,

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WAS BEING MR CHAU ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE RANGE OF SERVICES CONSTANTLY BROADENED IN SPITE OF THE EVER INCREASING SPECIALISATION OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

HAS "AS THE RANGE OF SOCIAL SERVICES

BRCOME MORE EXTENSIVE, SOCIAL WORKERS MUST ACCORDINGLY ENRICH THEIR PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE

HE SAID. SO AS TO DEVELOP MORE NEW WORKING STRATEGIES AND SKILLS,'

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"FRONT-LINE WORKERS SHOULD ALSO MATCH THEIR PRACTICAL

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PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE WITH ACADEMIC RESEARCH FINDINGS SO FIELD OF SOCIAL WORK WILL BE BROADENED AND ENRICHED."

VIEWS TO BE SOUGHT ON DMC'S

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A CONSULTATIVE PAPER WILL BE PUBLISHED SHORTLY ΤΟ SOLICIT PUBLIC VIEWS ON PROPOSALS TO REMEDY UNFAIR PROVISIONS IN DEEDS OF MUTUAL COVENANT (DMC'S) OF PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ENTERED INTO BEFORE DECEMBER 1987.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (FRIDAY), THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR PAUL LEUNG, SAID THE PROPOSALS WERE MADE FOLLOWING DETAILED DELIBERATIONS BY A GOVERNMENT WORKING GROUP SET UP IN APRIL 1987 TO EXAMINE WAYS TO RECTIFY DEFICIENCIES IN DMC'S.

"THE GROUP FOUND THAT CERTAIN EXISTING DMC'S CONTAIN PROVISIONS UNFAIR TO SMALL FLAT OWNERS AND RECOMMENDS THAT OWNERS CURRENTLY BOUND BY THESE PROVISIONS BE GRANTED RELIEF," MR LEUNG SAID.

HE EXPLAINED THAT A DMC IS PREPARED BY SOLICITORS APPOINTED BY THE DEVELOPER AND ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER AND THE FIRST

PURCHASER.

ASSIGNMENT OF THE UNITS IN THE DEVELOPMENT TO SUBSEQUENT PURCHASERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE BENEFIT AND BURDEN OF THE DMC. THE PURCHASER HAS NO REAL FREEDOM TO NEGOTIATE THE TERMS OF THE DEED.

"THIS SITUATION CAN BE OPEN TO ABUSE BY SOME DEVELOPERS WISHING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PROVISTONS OF THE DEED UNFAIRLY FAVOURING THEM AT THE EXPENSE OF THE PURCHASERS, MR LEUNG SAID.

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THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION HAD LED

THE INTRODUCTION ON DECEMBER 1, 1987 OF SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR THE DRAFTING OF NEW DMC'S.

THE GUIDELINES WERE DRAWN UP BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LAW SOCIETY AND THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.

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