Press in October 1995
| Press October 12, 1995 | |
| Headline : | A delegation visits USA and Canada |
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The following is issued on behalf of the Housing Authority: A Housing Authority (HA) delegation today (Thursday) departed for North America on a week-long visit to appraise housing policies, problems and solutions to public housing in the cities there. Led by the Authority's Chairman, Miss Rosanna Wong Yick-ming, the delegation comprises 10 HA members including Mr Hui Yin-fat, Mr Hau Shui-pui, Mr Fung Kin-kee, Miss Ho On-nei, Mr Chan Kam-man, Mr Nicholas Brooke, Mr Lee Wing- tat, Mr Yeung Ka-sing, Mr Eddy Fong Ching and Mr Joseph Lian Yi-zheng. The party also includes the Deputy Director of Housing, Mrs Fanny Law, Senior Architect, Mrs Irene Cheng and Chief Publicity Officer Mrs Katherine Yau. The visit will cover four cities including Washington and Boston in the USA and Ottawa and Toronto in Canada. The delegation will be meeting the Canadian Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, as well as members of the American Senate Sub-committee on Housing Opportunity and Community Development to exchange views on housing. It will first call at Washington DC to learn about the local housing opportunity and community development before proceeding to Boston to meet state and local officials of the Housing and Urban Development there. In Ottawa, the delegation will call on officials of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Authority. The last stop will be at Toronto where it will visit the Metro Housing Commission and Ministry of Housing and business leaders. The group will return to Hong Kong on October 20. End/Thursday, October 12, 1995 NNNN |