2013-2014 Additional Highlights
Updated: 2013-01-17 06:43
(HK Edition)
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Increasing subsidized housing, public rental housing and home ownership scheme (HOS) flats with a total of 25,100 units, and development of new HOS on land originally earmarked for My Home Purchase Plan
Boosting housing land supply across Hong Kong by developing 144 hectares to provide some 54,900 flats, while increasing development density of unleased or unallocated residential sites
*Carrying out housing development at Kam Tin, Pat Heung and adjoining areas, and on Urban Renewal Authority and Town Planning Board's land, plus four major projects across Hong Kong totaling about 64.9 hectares to provide 73,500 flats, among other measures.
From now to 2014-15, the Social Welfare Department to offer over 1,700 new subsidized residential care places for elderly, the Hospital Authority 130 more convalescent beds, and Lotteries Fund to boost facilities and safety of subvented elderly center over six years with $900 million
Increase job attachment allowances and wage subsidy under the On the Job Training Programme for People with Disabilities and the Sunnyway - On the Job Training Programme for Young People with Disabilities to promote the employment of persons with disabilities
Help franchised buses, taxis and minibuses cut emissions, encourage ocean-going vessels at berth to switch to low sulfur diesel via new legislation, setting up a $500 million sustainable fisheries development fund to help fishermen
The Hospital Authority to add 150 acute patient beds, expand Drug Formulary's drugs application list, cut healthcare workers wastage and improve the Accident and Emergency services, boost construction, expansion and redevelopment of hospitals and paediatrics center
Set up a steering committee to conduct a comprehensive review of Hospital Authority's operation to explore viable measures for enhancing the cost-effectiveness and quality of its services, and a committee for further the development of the Chinese medicine industry
CreateSmart Initiative to continue supporting initiatives to facilitate creative industries' development with injection of an additional $300 million into the project, and,
Planning of the Multi-purpose Sports Complex at Kai Tak as a priority to meet the needs of the sports sector and the wider community as far as possible
(HK Edition 01/17/2013 page2)