TNAG-0740-FCO40-944-Quarterly-progress-reports-from-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 55

CONFIDENTIAL

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Part I (Cont'd)

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Fostul

Irogramme in lew tates

Purpose

1) To meet the

Authority's com litreut of providing 5,000 hostel placus

for the elderly

in the next 10 years.

2) To determine the

amount of

accommodation to be reserved for

other types of hostels.

Frogress Made and Prosent Position

The housing Authority Management Committee approved in principle to set aside accommodation for 21 hostels for the elderly (with capacity for 2600 elderly), 12 for the disabled and other special groups and 5 sheltered

workshops in estates to be completed in the next 5 years.

Next Quarter Target

To implement the programme and to kcep it under periodic review.

urvey of

jrowar juildings

8. at Control

I proWILD

"omises.

To obtain detailed information which will form the basis for the Hoveulation of long term rent control policy for prewar premises.

To raise permitted cuta in base prenises to more

The survey produced a lot of information which has now been analysed. a report on the findings was issued in beptember by the Commissioner of dating and Valuation. Copies of the report nave been sent to D of H, S for E and DPW.

Detailed proposals to decontrol non- domestic premises in prewar buildings by 1st July 1984 and to increase the Palistic levels and permitted rents of both domestic and to reduce gradually non-domestic premises annually with cffect from 1st July 1979 have been formulated,

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CONFIDENTIAL

機密

To approach Executive Council and to prepare draft legislation.

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