4) ECONOMIC CONDITION
No. in household
less than 5
6-8
9-11
12 -14
15-20
Average income
Average income / head
HK$1100.
HK$220.
1650.
1765.
2250.
2395.
235.5
176.5
173.
141.
The average family income is 1700. However, the average damily size is 8-9 which shows that most of them are family of low income. From the figures of the average income per head shows that the problem is ever worse for the bigger families. Their condition of poverty made them hard to afford the escalating rents of the private, as well as of public housing. Due to this economic set-back, they have fragile ability to stau onboard their smaller fragile boats.
5) CONDITION OF THE BOATS
62-7% of the hoats that used for residential purpose had been there over 7-10 years. 402
boats, contains 84.8% of the total number are not able to be used for normal sailing and fishing. 332 boats, 70% of the total have leaking problems. 61% of all the boats have to bail the water out as least once daily.
As reported, during typhoon and raining season, the condition is worse due to the frequent collison and bumbing of boats under the storm. 15 boats had sunk since October of the yar to the day of survey, which shows the urgency problem.
6) THEIR DEMAND TO MOVE ASHORE :
of the
329 of the interviewed household, (69% of total ), would like to be resettled onshore. 69 of them (14.6% of total) would like to continue to stay as boat dwellers. 44 (9.3% of total) gave no comment.
202 household (42.6% of total) had appealed to different government bodies and public agencies for assistence for resettlement. 207 of total household (43.7% of total) had arranged their boats to be checked by the Marine Department. 176 house- hold (85% of the boats have been checked ) also adking for resettlement.
228 household (48.1% of total ) had not applied for boat-checking to Marine Department. 137 (60% of unchecked boats ) of them also asked for resettlement. Altogether 69.4% of all the interviewed are asking for resettlement by the Govt.
7) TYPE OF HOUSING SUGGESTED BY BOAT PEOPLE
Type of housing suggested by Boat People:
Type
No.
Govt.housing
220
Temp.housing area.
68
Transit camp
5
%
46.4
14.3
1.1
The majority would like to move into Government (61.8% ) housing or resettled by Government housing scheme. 6.5% of the total household would like to move into private housing.
As suggested by the demand of the boat people and the reflection of the high and mounting rental and land prices of the colony. The government have to bear responsibility for the resettlemtn of these deprived boat dwellers.
From our findings showed that the majority of those hope to move into temporary housing areas and transit camos mainly theyare worry about the high rent of government housing estates. They would like to get ashore first and look for other means to overcome other awaiting problems.
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