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Theme B: Creating a livable, healthy and environmentally viable cities5. CONCLUSIONCRP has greatly improved the living conditions of many public housing tenants inthe past 20 years. It has also allowed those better-off affected tenants to havepriority in purchasing HOS flats which in turn free up the rental flats to those inneed. However it is a huge commitment from Government in terms of land,finance and manpower resources. As the oldest blocks have all been redeveloped,it is time to consider whether this commitment should be continued indefinitely.In view of the 1998 Strategy, Government has decided that redevelopment shouldonly take place when the housing blocks are no longer safe or economic tomaintain. Comprehensive structural and financial appraisals for old estates willbecome the key elements of sustainable public rental housing development infuture.Figure10: Existing Public Rental Housing EstateREFERENCES[1]Housing Authority Annual Reports (1988 – 2006)[2]Long Term Housing Strategy – A Policy Statement, April 1987, Housing Authority[3]A Report on the Mid-Term Review of LTHS, October 1993, Housing Authority378