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TARGETS

HOUSING

References

(a) Item 327 of the minutes of the Governor's Committee

held on 6th August 1976, paragraphs 1(a), (b), (c) and 6.

(b) Annex D, paragraphs 6 to 8.

Persons to

1976/77

be housed

1977/78 1978/79

1979/80

1980/81

1981/82 1982/83

1983/84

1984/85 1985/86

As given in paragraph

6 of Annex D

?

102,450

108,840

161,810

181,200

229,190

245,800 230,700

236,400

189,500 230,000

(March 1976)

Current Targets

(September 1976)

97,000

109,000

170,900

224,400 248,800 244,500 242,000 230,300 199,800 250,200

Difference

-5,450

Nil

+9,100

+43, 200

+19.600

-1,300 +11,300

-6,100 +10,300 +20,200

CURRENT TARGET

DETAILS FOR 1976/77

Project

Capacity

Completion date

Lai King

9,120

June 1976

Kwai Shing II/III

17,890

Lai Yiu I/IIa

15,900

Yue Wan

5,220

Cheung Ching I

16,000

Tai Hing I

28,360

July 1976 Dec. 1976

Jan.

1977 March 1977 March 1976

Reason for 5,450 shortfall Construction slippage, due mainly to bad weather and site problems, but these units are expected to be completed early in 1977/78. A shortfall of about the same number is expected in 1977/78, for similar reasons, and that is planned to be made up in 1978/79.

Housing Society

4.500 96,990

HOUSING STANDARDS (Paragraph 1(c) of Item 327)

The present design standard is 35 sq.ft. of net liveable space per person, i.e. excluding balcony, kitchen and toilet. If these service areas are included, the average design standard is about 50 sq.ft. per head and the actual initial allocation standard is even more generous. Consideration is being given firstly to improving the basic space standard, at least for small flats; and, secondly, to building more one-bedroom and two-bedroom flats (currently only a small number of the latter are provided). Such improvements will have to be weighed against the extra capital costs, and work on comparative costings for this purpose is proceeding.

FLATS FOR SALE SCHEME (Paragraph 6 of Item 327)

The aim is to complete 5,000 flats a year (i.e. housing for about 30,000 persons a year) as from 1979/80 and to continue this programme for six years to make up a total of 30,000 flats, which is the estimated production density over the last few years on account of the necessary time-lag in getting the programme off the ground and the recession.