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ANNEX B to BRIEF NO 15

HOUSING

1.

According to the March 1971 census, 37.5% (1.48 million)

of a total population of 3.95 million are accommodated in

housing built directly by the Government or with funds

contributed by the Government; 2.17 million live in privately owned buildings and 295,000 live in temporary housing of

various kinds.

2. In August 1971 the Hong Kong Government approved the

Housing Board's recommendation that there should be a low

cost housing and resettlement programme providing up to 700,000 individual units of accommodation during the 6 years

1970-76.

Hong Kong Department

31 January 1972

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