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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993

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COMPASSIONATE REHOUSING QUOTA UNDER REGULAR REVIEW

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THE QUOTA FOR COMPASSIONATE REHOUSING IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND MONITORING AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS PREPARED TO ADJUST IT TO MEET DEMAND IF NECESSARY.

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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LAU CHIN-SHEK IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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MR EASON EXPLAINED THAT COMPASSIONATE REHOUSING WAS OFFERED APPLICANTS ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND HAVING REGARD TO A SET OF QUALIFYING CRITERIA SUCH AS INCOME LEVEL, PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND MEDICAL OR SOCIAL NEEDS.

ALL CASES WERE SUBJECT TO THE USUAL VETTING SUCH AS DUPLICATION CHECKS AND PRE-LETTING INTERVIEWS, HE SAID.

"ON AVERAGE, IT TAKES ABOUT THREE WEEKS ΤΟ COMPLETE THE FORMALITIES AND ALLOCATE A FLAT, BUT CASES CAN SOMETIMES TAKE UP ΤΟ EIGHT MONTHS TO PROCESS IF THE APPLICANT REPEATEDLY TURNS DOWN REHOUSING OFFERS FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER,' MR EASON SAID.

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HE NOTED THAT THE QUOTA FOR COMPASSIONATE REHOUSING REMAINED AT RENTAL FLATS EACH YEAR IN THE PAST THREE YEARS AND EXPERIENCE

HAD SHOWN THAT THE QUOTA WAS ADEQUATE.

"SINCE 1991, A SUB-QUOTA OF 100 HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR DIVORCEES WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED CUSTODY OF THEIR CHILDREN," HE ADDED.

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TEACHER WASTAGE RATES * * *

THE OVERALL WASTAGE RATE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1990/91 WAS 8.6 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH 8.8 PER CENT FOR 1989/90, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

AS REGARDS SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, THE WASTAGE RATES FOR 1990/91 AND 1989/90 WERE 10.9 PER CENT AND 11.5 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

IN HIS WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TIK CHI-YUEN, MR CHAN SAID THE WASTAGE RATES WERE FOR VARIOUS RANKS OF TEACHERS INCLUDING CERTIFICATED MASTERS, ASSISTANT MASTERS, SENIOR ASSISTANT MASTERS, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT MASTERS AND GRADUATE TEACHERS OF ALL RANKS.

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