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8. Regular "Critice' Points"

General

i high land, high rent policy;

ii) too little housing, too late;

iii) H.A. "profit-making"

rents;

particularly on redevelopment

iv) failure to provide for middle income group;

v) very poor conditions in Mark I

Specific 1)

III.

failure to provide for boat squatters;

ii) appalling conditions of squatter areas;

iii) low priority given to waiting list applicants;

iv) "building tomorrow's slums".

From tenants

i) failure to tackle hawker problem;

ii) cleanliness;

iii) hot roofs;

iv) overcrowding in old estates;

v) rent levels.

9. Flanned Production 1979/80 - 1983/84

Assuming sustained production of 35,000 flats p.a. in the public sector and between 20,000 and 25,000 flats p.a. in the private sector, stock is forecast to increase as follows:

Private sector stock

Public sector stock

Shortfall/(surplus) of self-contained flats

Absolute Shortfall/ (surplus)

Shortfall/(surplus) assuming 60% of

1 & 2 person house- holds share

1.4.79 1.4.80 1.4.81 1.4.82 1.4.83 1.4.84

489,000 517,000 546,000 572,000 591,000 610,000

404,000 434,000 466,000 499,000 532,000 564,000

379,700 378,000 365,000 345,000 330,000 318,000

247.300 254,000 247,000 232,000 224,000 219,000

47,200

39,800 22,600 (+800) (+17,800) (+33,000)

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