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245 _aHong Kong curbs role as landlord
260 _c2001
490 _aFinancial Times
_v 5 September 2001, 9(2)
520 _aHong Kong provides public housing for almost half the population. Its government has decided to freeze the sale of flats in its Home Ownership Scheme until June 2002, in order to re-examine the eligibility criteria for the scheme,and the difference between supplying subsidised flats or interest free loans to allow families to buy property on the private market. The move is an attempt tohelp the local economy by boosting the property sector, but critics argue the government is bowing to pressure from property developers. Graphs.
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650 _aHONG KONG
650 _aDEVELOPERS
650 _aHOME OWNERSHIP
650 _aSUBSIDISED HOUSING
650 _aHOME LOANS
650 _aFREE MARKET ECONOMY
650 _aPUBLIC HOUSING
690 _aINTERNATIONAL-ASIA
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