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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1990

MEASURES TO MAINTAIN ORDERLY QUEUING FOR FLATS

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A NUMBER OF MEASURES ARE BEING WORKED OUT BY THE GOVERNMENT WITH CONCERNED BODIES TO MAINTAIN ORDERLY QUEUING DURING THE SALE OF

UNCOMPLETED FLATS.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR GRAHAM BARNES, WHEN REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON. LEUNG WAI-TUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR BARNES SAID FOLLOWING THE RECENT INCIDENTS IN QUEUES FOR SALE OF UNCOMPLETED FLATS, THE GOVERNMENT HAD DISCUSSED WITH THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION POSSIBLE WAYS TO PROTECT GENUINE BUYERS AS WELL AS TO DISCOURAGE THE INVOLVEMENT OF UNRULY PEOPLE IN THE QUEUES.

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HE SAID THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAD AGREED, AS A FIRST STEP, то ASK DEVELOPERS TO ADOPT A NUMBER OF MEASURES IN FUTURE SALES OF RESIDENTIAL FLATS IN LARGE DEVELOPMENTS WHEN QUEUES BEGAN TO FORM.

THESE MEASURES, HE EXPLAINED, WOULD REQUIRE THE DEVELOPERS TO REGISTER THE NAMES AND IDENTITY CARD NUMBERS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE, GIVING EACH A PRIORITY NUMBER FOR RETURN AT A SPECIFIED TIME LATER IN THE DAY TO SELECT FLATS.

ONLY ONE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE ALLOWED FOR EACH IDENTITY CARD, BUT NO RESTRICTION WOULD BE MADE ON THE NUMBER OF UNITS A PURCHASER CAN BUY.

MR BARNES NOTED THAT THESE MEASURES HAD BEEN TRIED OUT IN A NUMBER OF SALES RECENTLY, AND THE RESULTS HAD SO FAR BEEN SATISFACTORY IN THAT THEY SEEMED TO HAVE AVERTED ORGANIZED SWAMPING OF THE QUEUES BY UNRULY PEOPLE AND THE CONSEQUENT QUARRELLING AND FIGHTING.

HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO WATCH FUTURE SALES TO

SEE IF THESE MEASURES CONTINUED TO WORK.

IN ADDITION, THE POLICE WOULD MAINTAIN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE DEVELOPERS TO GIVE ADVICE ON NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE A SALE BEGAN, HE ADDED.

MR BARNES POINTED OUT THAT THE MEASURES WERE BEING WORKED OUT TO MAINTAIN ORDERLY QUEUING, NOT TO CURB SPECULATION.

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HOWEVER, HE NOTED THAT THE CONSUMER COUNCIL DISCUSSING WITH THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE SALE PROCEDURES OF UNCOMPLETED FLAT AND TO REDUCE SPECULATION.

"IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE CONSUMER COUNCIL WILL FORMAL PROPOSALS TO GOVERNMENT IN ABOUT ONE MONTH'S TIME WILL BE EXAMINED CAREFULLY ON ARRIVAL, HE SAID.

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