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Answer:

Mr President,

In deciding whether a redevelopment site will be used for building flats for sale or rental flats, the Hong Kong Housing Society takes into account the demand for subsidised home ownership flats generally and by Housing Society tenants.

The decision to redevelop a particular estate is taken by the Executive Committee of the Housing Society. Such a decision does not require the policy approval of the Government. If a site is to be converted from rental use to flats for sale, the Housing Society is required to apply to the Lands Department for lease modification.

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Fund-raising activities on flag days

Following is a question by the Hon Li Wah-ming and a written reply by the acting Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Doris Ho, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

Regarding fund-raising activities on "flag days", will the Government inform this Council:

(a)

of the following in each of the past three years -

the number of charitable organizations which applied for permission to sell flags to raise funds;

(ii)

the organisations whose applications were approved and the dates of the "flag days" allocated to these organisations;

(iii)

the organisations whose applications were rejected and the reasons for rejection;