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Answer

(b)

(c)

(d)

Mr President,

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any squatters who meet the rehousing eligibility criteria, irrespective of whether they are affected by any clearance operation, will be allocated flats in this block; if so, what are the criteria for determining the priority for allocation of flats;

residents rehoused in this block can apply for transfer to larger flats in future on the ground of overcrowdedness; and

a date has been fixed for clearing Block 12 of Kwai Shing East Estate; if so, when it will be cleared; and in case of clearance, whether residents of this block will enjoy the same rights as those clearees of redevelopment areas, or be classified as a new category of clearees?

Block 12 of Kwai Shing East Estate, which will become available in June this year, has been reserved for rehousing squatter clearees in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung districts who fail to meet the eligibility criteria for rehousing in public rental housing flats, i.e. those who are only eligible for rehousing in Temporary Housing Areas (THAS) in the New Territories. This special arrangement has been made in view of the shortage of THA spaces to meet the demand arising from squatter clearances in these two districts and the Governor's pledge to clear, by 1996, all THAs built before 1984.

The status of squatter clearees to be rehoused in this block is similar to that of THA residents. They will not be given the same treatment as public rental housing tenants in respect of overcrowding relief or upon redevelopment of the block for which no timetable has been fixed.

End/Wednesday, January 25, 1995

Overloading of green minibuses

Following is a question by the Hon Zachary Wong Wai-yin and a reply by the Secretary for Transport, Mr Haider Barma, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

Will the Government inform this Council: