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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1991

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"IF THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION RANGE UNDER THE NEW STANDARD OF SEVEN IN FUTURE RENT SQUARE METRES IFA PER PERSON IS TO BE IMPLEMENTED, SETTING THE AUTHORITY WOULD HAVE TO LOWER THE LEVEL OF UNIT RENT 80 AS TO OBSERVE THE MRIR LIMIT OF 15 PER CENT.

SINCE THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FELT THAT THIS WOULD BE IT HAS PROPOSED TO REVISE THE MRIR LIMIT TO 18.5 PER CENT.

ALBO COMMITTEE

THE

NOTED THE FINDINGS OF A HOUSEHOLDS REHOUSED INTO A SAMPLE OF RENTAL PREVIOUS TWO YEARS.

UNDESIRABLE,

SURVEY RECENT ESTATES DURING

THE

OF

MONTHS RESULT

THE TIME OF

"THIS SURVEY HAS SHOWN THAT OVER À PERIOD OF THREE TO 22 THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME HAD RISEN BY 28 PER CENT, WITH THE THAT THE MRIR HAD BEEN REDUCED FROM 13.1 PER CENT AT INTAKE TO 10.2 PER CENT, HE SAID.

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AS ΤΟ CLAIMS THAT THE TWO ALLOCATION DIVISIVE,

STANDARDS

WERE

THE SPOKESMAN SAID: "THE AD HOC COMMITTEE IS OF THAT THERE IS NO REASON TO DEPRIVE TENANTS, WHO ARE WILLING

THEIR HOUSEHOLD PORTION OF

INCOME FOR MORE HIGHER ACCOMMODATION, THE CHANCE TO SATISFY THEIR ASPIRATION.

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SOCIALLY THE VIEW

TO

SPACIOUS

RENTS FOR LARGER FLATS.

"ON THE OTHERHAND, THOSE TENANTS WHO WISH TO PAY LOWER SMALLER FLATS SHOULD NOT BE COMPELLED TO PAY MORE FOR THERE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT SMALLER FLATS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.

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MINIMUM RENT FOR

TWO IMPLEMENT

IN THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL

THE

ADDED THAT THE PROPOSAL TO SPOKESMAN ALLOCATION STANDARDS WHICH REPRESENTED AN ADJUSTMENT

POLICY WILL SETTING APPROVAL.

BR SUBMITTED

ΤΟ

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RAST KOWLOON SEWERAGE SYSTEM TO BE OVERHAULED

THE GOVERNMENT IS TO SPEND ABOUT $480 MILLION ON ENGINEERING WORKS IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME TO OVERHAUL THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM OF EAST KOWLOON, ONE OF 'THE MOST HIGHLY POLLUTED DISTRICTS IN THE TERRITORY.

SPEAKING AT A DINNER MEETING OF THE KWUN TONG ROTARY CLUB TODAY (THURSDAY), THE DIRECTOR OF DRAINAGE SERVICES, MR SIU CRUBN, WERE SAID SUCH WORKS, WHICH WERE SCHEDULED TO START BARLY NEXT YEAR, THE FIRST STAGE ENGINEERING WORKS OF THE WHOLE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME WHICH WAS TO BE IMPLEMENTED UNDER THE SEWERAGE MASTER PLAN FOR THE REGION.

MR SIU NOTED THAT THE SEWERAGE MASTER PLAN STUDY FOR EAST KOWLOON COMPLETED IN 1989 HAD INDICATED THAT EXPEDIENT CONNECTION BETWEEN FOUL SEWERS AND STORMWATER DRAINS WAS COMMON IN THE AREA.

/SUCH CONNECTIONS