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The public consultation on the proposed legislation to regulate the sale of first-hand residential properties will close on January 28 (Saturday).
A spokesman for the Transport and Housing Bureau (THB) said that members of the public may continue to send in their views on the subject before the closing date by e-mail, fax, post or the designated e-Forum. The e-Forum will close at midnight on January 28.
Views and suggestions collected in this consultation exercise will be published in their original form in a compendium as part of the consultation report. The Government will take the views and suggestions received into consideration before finalising the proposed legislation and formally introducing a bill into the Legislative Council.
The consultation paper has been uploaded onto a dedicated webpage on the THB website
(www.thb.gov.hk/eng/policy/housing/policy/consultation/consultation201101.htm). Members of the public are welcome to browse the webpage for details and express their views through:-
e-mail address: firsthandsale@thb.gov.hk
Fax number: 2761 6100
Address:
Transport and Housing Bureau
2/F, Block 1, Housing Authority Headquarters
33 Fat Kwong Street, Ho Man Tin
Kowloon, Hong Kong
e-Forum: forum2011.thb.gov.hk
Ends/Friday, January 20, 2012
Issued at HKT 15:09
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