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The Housing Manager of the estate then held a meeting with the Project Director and later met a group of residents. It was pointed out that tenants
who could not afford the rent of the estate could either be considered for cheaper accommodation in other estates or would be referred to the Social Welfare Department for public assistance.
In the meantime the estate staff were looking into the circumstances of the twenty petitioners. The results are as follows
No. of
Families
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2
3
5
Result of Investigation
Not interested in moving to cheaper accommodation.
Refused offer of cheaper accommodation at Lei Muk Shue Estate when made.
Requested transfers in order to be nearer their workplace not possible at present.
Two showed indifference and one denied having signed the petition.
Referred to the Social Welfare Department. One received public assistance of $277 per month. The others are not very interested as the amount of public assistance is likely to be small in their cases.
In another case that made the headlines, the family was said to be unable to meet the "high rent", but the husband later admitted that his wife had lost the rent money in gambling, apparently a not infrequent occurrence.
At Kwai Shing Estate, Sites II and III, there were very few rent arrears until January 1977 when the number of arrears suddenly rose to 36, as opposed to six in December 1976 (three paid since), four in November and one in October 1976 (all paid in the following month). By the end of February there were 8 tenants who had not paid their rents for the month of January and 45 who had not yet paid their rents for February. By mid-March these figures were 4 only not paid for January (2 of whom had been referred to Social Welfare Dept. due to family financial problems), 14 not yet paid for February and the March collection still.in progress. Present indications are that the problem is contained and the number of arrears cases is not growing.
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