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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1994
*
AND
SUPERVISE
THE DISTRICT
BOARD
IN
MARCH
ELECTIONS ORGANISE SEPTEMBER 1994 AND THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN 1995; AND
IMPLEMENT ANY NEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS
ON
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION, MR NG SAID HIMSELF AS A NEWLY APPOINTED MEMBER TO THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP, DEEPLY CONCERNED BY THE AMOUNT AND COMPLEXITY OF THE ISSUES YET TO RESOLVED AND THE LITTLE TIME LEFT TO TACKLE THE ISSUES.
HE
WAS
BE
HE
ADAPTATION SUBSIDIARY ENACTMENTS
ENSURE NEEDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT STRESSED
OF HONG KONG'S 600 ORDINANCES AND ALMOST 1,000 LEGISLATION, AND THE LOCALISATION OF THOSE (SOME 220) INTO HONG KONG LEGISLATION.
TO
TIMELY ITEMS OF NECESSARY UK
"IF
IS
THIS EXERCISE IS NOT COMPLETED BY JUNE 30, 1997, THERE THE REAL DANGER OF GAPS IN OUR LAWS WHICH IS CLEARLY NOT CONDUCIVE TO
AND STABILITY
PROSPERITY THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGION.
OF THE
NOT
FUTURE
AFFECT
HONG
KONG
SPECIAL
TWO SIDES
OVER ACHIEVING
**WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
ISSUES OVER
SHOULD
CO-OPERATION CONSTITUTIONAL ECONOMIC AND OTHER TRANSITIONAL MATTERS WHICH ARE VITAL FOR A SMOOTH TRANSITION.
"I HOPE TO SEE RENEWED IMPETUS IN BOTH THE JOINT LIAISON
MR NG SAID. AND THE LAND COMMISSION IN THE YEAR AHEAD,
GROUP
-
CRITERION TO SET PUBLIC HOUSING RENTS
PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS
RESULT
(FRIDAY)
IN RESPONSE TO ENQUIRIES ON WHETHER WOULD HAVE TO PAY AN AVERAGE OF $26 MORE A MONTH IN RATES AS A
ON ΤΟ PUBLIC OF THE RECENT REVALUATION, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THIS INCREASE WOULD NOT BE AUTOMATICALLY PASSED HOUSING TENANTS.
"THE OVERRIDING CRITERION USED FOR SETTING PUBLIC HOUSING RENTS IS AFFORDABILITY.
"THE OBJECT IS TO SET RENT AT A LEVEL NOT EXCEEDING 15 PER CENT OF THE MEDIAN INCOME.
"THIS PRINCIPLE HAS BEEN FOLLOWED IN THE PAST AND WILL CONTINUE
HE SAID. TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE FUTURE,'
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