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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1990-

"QUALITY COUNTS MORE AND MORE," HE SAID.

THAN

THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT THAT THE LAST BLOCKS OF THE MARK I AND YBAR II ESTATES, BUILT NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO, WOULD BE DEMOLISHED NEXT AND THE FLATS NOW BEING BUILT WERE 10 PER CENT LARGER ON AVERAGE THEIR IMMEDIATE PREDECESSORS, AND FOUR TIMES THE SIZE OF THE OLD II UNITS.

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"THEY HAVE A FULL RANGE OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES, SET OUT IN

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BE RENTS MAY PLEASANT AND CAREFULLY PLANNED ENVIRONMENT.

BUT THEY INCREASED IN LINE WITH THE COMMUNITY'S GROWING PROSPERITY;

HE SAID. WILL CONTINUE TO BE FAIR AND AFFORDABLE,

MUST

IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR HOUSING PROGRAMME, SIR DAVID SAID WE RESPOND TO THE WISH OF MORE AND MORE FAMILIES TO OWN THEIR OWN HOMES.

HE SAID MORE THAN 100,000 FAMILIES WERE ALREADY LIVING IN FLATS RELATED PRIVATE SECTOR BUILT UNDER THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME AND THE PARTICIPATION SCHEME.

BY THE END OF THE DECADE, THE NUMBER OF FLATS BUILT UNDER THESE SCHEMES WOULD HAVE MORE THAN TREBLED TO 350,000.

OFFERING AND THE HOME THE AUTHORITY'S

"THE YEARS AHEAD WILL ALSO SEE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY GOOD QUALITY RENTAL UNITS FOR SALE TO SITTING TENANTS. PURCHASE LOAN SCHEME WILL CONTINUE TO HELP MORE OF

SIR DAVID SAID. TENANTS TO BUY THEIR OWN HOMES,'

HOWEVER, THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT THAT THE DEMAND FOR DESIGNED AND MORE SPACIOUS FLATS, INCREASINGLY OWNER-OCCUPIED, NOT BE MET BY THE GOVERNMENT ALONE.

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"INDEED, IT WOULD BE WRONG FOR THIS RESPONSIBILITY TO FALL THE PUBLIC SECTOR AS HEAVILY AS IT HAS IN THE PAST.

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THE PRIVATE SECTOR'S "SO WE LOOK TO A FURTHER EXPANSION OF

SECTOR CONTRIBUTION. BY THE END OF THE DECADE, WE EXPECT THE PRIVATE

HONG KONG," SIR. TO BE PRODUCING NEARLY HALF OF ALL NEW HOUSING IN DAVID SAID.

IMPROVED BASIC STANDARD, GREATER CHOICE IN EDUCATION needed

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IMPROVED

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) SAID THAT

FOR AS IN HOUSING, WE ARE FACING PRESSURES BOTH EDUCATION, BASIC STANDARDS AND FOR GREATER CHOICE.

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SIR DAVID SAID THE GROWING SOPHISTICATION OF OUR PUT A PREMIUM ON BETTER EDUCATED AND BETTER TRAINED PEOPLE RAPID GROWTH OF OUR SERVICES SECTOR IN THE 1980S HAD UPSURGE IN DEMAND FOR NEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS.

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