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As part of the public consultation exercise on the proposed legislation to regulate the sale of first-hand residential properties, the Transport and Housing Bureau (THB) has arranged two public forums to collect views from the public on the proposed legislation. Members of the public who are interested to participate in the forums can register with the THB starting tomorrow (December 5).
Details of the forums are as follows:
Public Forum (1)
Date: December 16, 2011 (Friday)
Time: 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon
Public Forum (2)
Date: January 4, 2012 (Wednesday)
Time: 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Hong Kong Central Library, 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Starting at 10am tomorrow, members of the public who are interested to participate in the forums can reserve their seats through the hotline on 2233 9313 (10am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays) or register online via the THB website. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The public consultation exercise on the proposed legislation to regulate the sale of first-hand residential properties will last until January 28. Members of the public are welcome to send in their views on the subject through email, fax, post or the THB's e-forum. Submissions may be published in their original form as part of the consultation report.
Members of the public are welcome to browse the consultation paper on the proposed legislation to regulate the sale of first-hand residential properties, which has been uploaded to a dedicated webpage on the THB website (www.thb.gov.hk/eng/policy/housing/policy/consultation/consultation201101.htm), to understand the details of the public consultation exercise.
Ends/Sunday, December 4, 2011
Issued at HKT 15:01
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