GR 360
HORITY
CYPHER/CAT A
FM HONG KONG 219910Z
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 70 OF 21 JANUARY.
YOUR TELEGRAM 43 OF 20 JANUARY.
FOR HKD,
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS:
MR. STAN NEWENS,.M.P.
RECE
IN
REY
10.51
25 JAN 1977
HKK 360/1
2
P/A
HOMELESS FAMILIES ARE OFFERED TEMPORARY HOUSING IN LICENSED AREAS WHICH IS OF A HIGH STANDARD BY COMPARISON WITH SITE AND SERVICE SCHEMES ELSWHERE, HOUSE WATER SUPPLY, ELECTRICITY, RECREATION AREAS AND PROPER MANAGEMENT ARE ALL PROVIDED, IF NO SUCH ACCOMMODATION IS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE, THEY ARE TEMPORARILY
HOUSED IN TRANSIT CENTRES BUT THIS LATTER IS INTENDED AS STRICTLY EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION AND THE AIM IS TO MOVE SUCH FAMILIES ON TO LICENSED AREAS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AFTER 4 YEARS OR SO IN A LICENSED AREA, A FAMILY IS USUALLY OFFERED A PUBLIC HOUSING FLAT? FOR COMPARISON, FAMILIES OF ALL KINDS REGISTERING ON THE WAITING LIST FOR PUBLIC HOUSING CURRENTLY HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 5 YEARS. THE LONG-TERM HOUSING PROGRAMME IS DESIGNED TO MINIMISE THE USE OF LICENSED AREAS IN FUTURE, BUT MEANTIME THEY ARE AN INDISPENSABLE
FEATURE OF OUR HOUSING PROVISION,
ROOFTOP SQUATTERS ON PRIVATE BUILDINGS WHO BECOME HOMELESS BECAUSE OF PRIVATE REDEVELOPMENT ARS GENERALLY MOVED DIRECT INTO LICENSED AREAS. IN RECENT MONTHS, BECAUSE OF HEAVY DEMAND FOR LICENSED AREA SPACE TO HOUSE 1,500 EMERGENCY FIRE VICTIMS, IT HAS BEEN NECESSARY
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