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The following is issued on behalf of the Housing Authority:
Members of the Housing Authority and Subsidised Housing Committee continued their discussions on initial recommendations put forward by the Ad Hoc committee on Review of Domestic Rent Policy at a brain-storming session today (September 22).
"Wide-ranging views were expressed by members on the calculation method of the proposed income index to guide future rent adjustments; different options for adjusting the existing public rental housing rents to come up with a new starting point; and whether the MRIR should be retained as an index for measuring affordability," a spokesman for the Housing Authority said.
"The Ad Hoc Committee will consider these views and submit to the Housing Authority the review report for consideration and endorsement," the spokesman added.
Ends/Friday, September 22, 2006
Issued at HKT 17:00
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