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MR. CHEONG-LEEN:

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Six, Lt is with much pleasure

that I rise

to support the

Housing

ising (Amendment) Bill 1988 since it is designed to enable the Housing Authority to more effectively implement the

Government's Long Term Housing Strategy which was debated in Legislative Councel

Legeo/on 8 July 1987.

The Adoption of this Bill will not make the Government

any less responsible to provide more and better public housing on the basis of need. If anything else, the

should commitment and responsibilities

by reason of the HoEI

Government

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Housing

increase

Authority, a the Government's

operating arm, becoming even more flexible and efficient in its work this in turn should enhance the Authority's capability to Implement the Long Term Housing Strategy much

faster than would have been the case.

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Legislative Council

Ad Hoe

Mive Commiftue

The amendments proposed by the Legeo

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are sensible and practical and have my full support.

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The reorganized Authority, with its wider

responsibilities and chaired by a non-official, should

provide more and better quality public housing, whether for

rental or under the Home Ownership Scheme, between now and

the

end of the century.

Because of rising incomes and aspirations,

and aspirations, there is a

strong demand for home ownership. It is therefore clearly

desirable not only to give proper priority to the provision

the of public rental housing on basis of need, but equally to

plan to meet the rising demand for Home Ownership Schemes

which will undoubtedly deepen the responsibility and belonging. Should the trend be reversed

due to a cyclical economic downturn, the Authority could no

of community

doubl readily adapt Its programme to provide more rental

accommodation.

However,

J believe that Government must

remain totally

the

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