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ANSWER:

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1994

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WHAT IS THE BREAKDOWN OF THA RESIDENT WHO HAVE BEEN REHOUSED IN NEWLY BUILT HARMONY BLOCKS, TRIDENT BLOCKS AND PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES OF OTHER DESIGNS RESPECTIVELY; AND

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WHETHER THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT HAS OFFERED RENTAL FLATS IN NEWLY BUILT HARMONY BLOCKS TO ALL AFFECTED THA RESIDENTS; IF NOT, WHY NOT?

MR PRESIDENT,

ON REHOUSING FOR SQUATTERS AND THA RESIDENTS, WE CAN REPORT THE FOLLOWING PROGRESS: -

HOUSING

(A)

THE BREAKDOWN OF THE 21,200 URBAN SQUATTERS ON GOVERNMENT LAND WHO HAVE BEEN REHOUSED SINCE OCTOBER 1992 IS AS FOLLOWS:-

PERMANENT

TYPE

TEMPORARY HOUSING

TOTAL HOUSING

DISTRICT

URBAN

5,810

5,150

10,960

EXTENDED URBAN

4,200

230

4.430

NEW TERRITORIES

170

5,640

5,810

TOTAL

10,180

(NOTE: FIGURES ROUNDED UP TO THE NEAREST TEN.)

11,020

21,200

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DEVELOPMENT COMPLETED AND ON GEOTECHNICAL GROUNDS. TREATED THE SAME WAY AS SQUATTERS CLEARED FROM LAND. THE TIMING OF CLEARANCE WILL DEPEND ON PROGRESS PROJECTS REQUIRING IT.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT WILL CLEAR SQUATTERS FROM PRIVATE LAND

PURPOSES AFTER LAND ACQUISITION HAS BEEN BE CLEAREES WILL

GOVERNMENT

ON

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SINCE OCTOBER 1993, A TOTAL OF 20,900 PEOPLE THAS WERE OFFERED REHOUSING IN PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING. THESE, 13,500 HAVE BEEN REHOUSED IN PUBLIC

LIVING

IN

OF

RENTAL

HOUSING.

THE OTHER THA RESIDENTS WHO WERE OFFERED RENTAL HOUSING DID NOT TAKE IT UP BECAUSE OF PREFERENCE FOR REHOUSING IN NEW FLATS IN DISTRICTS THEIR CHOICE WHERE FLATS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, OR IN WITH A SPECIFIC ORIENTATION AND ON A SPECIFIC FLOOR WHICH COULD ALSO NOT BE PROVIDED.

PUBLIC THEIR

OF

FLATS

ETC.

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WE DO