Complaints Committee Papers

- Work Plan for Response to the Long Term

  Housing Strategy Review


Doc Type DC
Paper No 3/97
Title Work Plan for Response to the Long Term Housing Strategy Review
CONTENTS THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY

Memorandum for the Development Committee

Work Plan for Response to the Long Term Housing Strategy Review



PURPOSE

This paper informs Members of the work plan for the Housing Authority (HA) and Housing Department (HD) to come up with a consolidated response to the Long Term Housing Strategy (LTHS) Review.


BACKGROUND

2. The Housing Branch has just completed the LTHS Review which aims to identify any changes in policies or priorities necessary to achieve the established housing goals, having regard to the changing needs and expectations of the community and the forecast demand for housing over the period up to March 2006. The Review proposals are set out in a consultative document which was published on 24 January 1997 for public consultation and issued to Members on the same date. The public consultation exercise will run up to 31 May 1997. Thereafter, the Housing Branch will review the proposals in the light of public views expressed.


PLAN FOR DELIBERATION

3. To start off members' deliberation of the Review proposals, a brainstorming session for HA and Committee members was held on 1 February 1997 to obtain a general steer from members.

4. As Members have been informed vide Paper No. HA 3/97, the Review proposals will be discussed by the relevant Committees during the consultation period. The Department is also considering a number of other initiatives in response to the proposals. We shall submit discussion papers on various subjects to the Building, Development, Home Ownership and Management and Operations Committees for consideration in March and April 1997. Detailed work plans on the submissions to individual Committees are at Annex. Members, however, should note that these plans may be subject to further changes.

5. We have arranged a special HA meeting to be held on 19 May 1997 to consider the views from different Committees with a view to arriving at a consolidated HA/HD response to the LTHS Review. Before that, we shall submit a paper on these views for this Committee's consideration on 8 May 1997.


INFORMATION

6. This paper is issued for Members' information.



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File Ref. : HD(CR) 1/1/247 XXI

Date : 7 March 1997