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the basis of
trends present
significant a
improvement in the
the current financial year.
will continue to keep public
to contain the size of the
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surplus is likely at the close of
Nevertheless, the Hong Kong Government
expenditure firmly under control and public sector, presently equivalent to about 16% 17% of the gross domestic product. This will be achieved through prudent management
of resources and by continued efforts to increase the efficiency of
the public service, the total size of which has increased by only 2% in 1986. in
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For the seventh
Authority has
exceeded
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consecutive year the Hong Kong Housing
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
a similar level of production is expected in 1987. <Pa Lelio)
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On the basis
Authority should
be in
of
present
position a
rates
the of production,
to
meet the
housing by the mid-1990s.
Housing
demand for rental
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
how
public
and
in meeting the
private
output sector
can
best
be
encouraged
resources
best can
sector private
the complement
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long-term demand for housing in the 1990s and beyond. dio)
part of the comprehensive programme to clear and re-house
living in urban
urban squatter areas, rehousing has started
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in
families
preparation for
area
of Hong
in 1987.
the a major clearance of squatters in
Kong Island
The
Shau Kei Wan
Housing Authority
also
continued to improve the environment of many squatter areas,
particulary those which cannot be cleared in the near future. Pa
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