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resourc and by continued efforts to increase the efficiency of the public service, the total size of which has increased by only
1.5% in 1986.
IX.
SOCIAL PROGRAMMES
(a)
Housing
55.
For the seventh consecutive year the Hong Kong Housing
Authority has exceeded its annual target for the production of new
flats, with 43,000 flats being added to the public housing stock.
Private sector production was estimated to be a record 38,000 flats in 1986 and a similar level of production is expected in 1987.
56.
On the basis of
present rates of production, the Housing
Authority should be in a position to meet the demand for rental
housing by the mid-1990s. At the
same time there is a growing
demand from families wishing to own their own homes and this will
take Longer to satisfy. The Hong Kong Government is considering how
private sector output can best be encouraged and how public
resources can best complement the private sector in meeting the
Long-term demand for housing in the 1990s and beyond.
57.
As part of the comprehensive programme to clear and re-house
families Living in urban squatter areas, rehousing has started in
preparation for a major clearance of squatters in the Shau Kei Wan
area of Hong Kong Island in 1987. The Housing Authority also
continued to improve the environment of many squatter areas,
particulary those which cannot be cleared in the near future.
× (b)
Education
58.
Some 17% of total public expenditure was devoted to the Hong
Kong education system last year, more
more than on
than on any other single item
of government activity. During the year the Hong Kong Government
pressed ahead with its secondary schools building programme. A
further 36 schools are scheduled for completion between now and 1990. On present progress, the full demand for places in forms 4
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