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INFO #MMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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YOUR TELNO 889 OF 14 MAY REFERS.
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION • HOUSING. THE FOLLOWING REPLY #S PROPOSED.
2. THE PROVISION OF HOUSING REMAINS A PRIORITY COMMITMENT FOR THE
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WHOSE AIM IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY FAMILY
EVENTUALLY HAS A PERMANENT, SELF-CONTAINED HOME, AT A RENT OR PRICE #T CAN AFFORD. TO THIS END, ABOUT ONE THIRD OF HITS TOTAL ANNUAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND ONE TENTH OF RECURRENT EXPENDITURE IS DEVOTED
TO PUBLIC HOUSING. THE GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS A
SUBSIDISED PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME WHICH AIM TO PRODUCE OVER
40,000 FLATS (TARGETS OF 30,000 RENTAL AND 10,000 HOME OWNERSHIP
FLATS) ANNUALLY: HINDEED, AN 1985, *HT CONSTRUCTED A RECORD 49,724 SUCH FLATS. IN ADDITION TO QUANTITY, THE AUTHORITY PLACES EMPHASIS ON STEADILY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF NEW PUBLIC HOUSING, AND REDEVELOPING EXISTING STOCK. THE NEWER HOUSING ESTATES OFFER COMFORTABLE, WELL-DESIGNED HOMES IN PLEASANT LANDSCAPED SUPROUNDINGS WITH EVER-IMPROVING COMMUNITY FACILITIES. AT PRESENT 2.6 MILLION PEOPLE OP ABOUT 47 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION, LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING.
3. THE PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCED SOME 30,000 VARIOUS UNITS OF ACCOMMODATION IN 1985 AND PRODUCTION OF ABOUT 33,000 UNITS 4S EXPECTED IN 1986.
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4. DEMAND FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING CONTINUES TO EXCEED SUPPLY, AND OUTSTANDING DEMAND FOR PUBLIC RENTAL FLATS ALONE, ESTIMATED TO BE OVER 330,000 UNITS. ASSUMING NO UNTOWARD OCCURRENCES AND MAINTENANCE OF CURRENT PRODUCTION TARGETS, THE BULK
OF THIS RENTAL DEMAND SHOULD BE MET BY THE MID-1990S.
5. GRATEFUL YOU PASS COPY OF TUR TO HKGO LONDON.
AKERS-JONES
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