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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1992

THERE WERE 26 CASES REPORTED OF WHICH ONE WAS FATAL OF WHICH THREE WERE FATAL IN 1989/90 AND IN RESPECTIVELY.

CASES

SO FAR IN 1991/92, THAT LAST YEAR UNTIL MARCH 31, THIS CASES OF WHICH 12 WERE FATAL.

OF

AND 35 1990/91

SEPTEMBER

IS, FROM THE BEGINNING

YEAR, THERE HAVE BEEN 35 REPORTED

ATTEMPTED

REGARDING THE NUMBER OF TO COMMIT SUICIDE HAD ALREADY SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, SCHOOL STUDENT GUIDANCE OFFICERS FOR THERE WERE 13 SUCH CASES IN THE 1990/91 SCHOOL YEAR, AND 15 SUCH CASES SO FAR IN THE 1991/92 SCHOOL YEAR, MR CHAN SAID.

CASES WHERE THE STUDENTS WHO BEEN REFERRED BY THEIR TEACHERS TO DISCIPLINE AND GUIDANCE TEACHERS OR COUNSELLING, THE RECORD SHOWED THAT

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MOST OF TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS TO GO BY 1995/96

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A HOUSING AUTHORITY PROGRAMME AIMS TO CLEAR ABOUT 90 PER CENT OF THE PRESENT 67,000 RESIDENTS IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS (THAS) BY 1995/96, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR A.G. EASON, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),

"THE REMAINING FEW THOUSAND WILL BE REHOUSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER,' * HE SAID.

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PANG CHUN-HOI, HE SAID THE HOUSING AUTHORITY STARTED THE PROGRAMME IN 1988 WITH A VIEW TO REHOUSING AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 14,000 RESIDENTS IN THAS EACH YEAR.

UNDER THIS PROGRAMME, 39 THAS HAVE BEEN CLEARED AND ABOUT 40,000 RESIDENTS REHOUSED SO FAR.

MR EASON SAID IT IS NOT FEASIBLE TO OFFER LOCAL REHOUSING TO ALL THOSE AFFECTED BY THE CLEARANCES, PARTICULARLY IN THE URBAN AREA WHERE THE SUPPLY OF RECEPTION ACCOMMODATION IS LIMITED.

AS

BY URBAN SHA TIN,

"THE CURRENT POLICY IS TO REHOUSE THOSE AFFECTED CLEARANCES IN THE URBAN OR EXTENDED URBAN AREAS, SUCH TSEUNG KWAN O, TSN WAN AND KWAI TSING, MR EASON ADDED.

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THE SECRETARY ALSO SAID THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, CLEANSING, SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE THAS.

THE MANAGEMENT STAFF REGULARLY INSPECT THE AREAS TO ENSURE STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES ARE MAINTAINED TO AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD.

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