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Sharing off-campus accommodation is very popular with international students.

[...] tenant’s rent where he/she is eligible for rent reduction under the RAS; and also the corresponding re-adjustment when he/she is no longer eligible for the RAS.

[...] can come together to rent a house or a flat, [...]

Fleet utilisation reached a record high of 94% on continued high demand as several dry dockings were deferred to the second half of 2008 to suit charter hire timings.

[...] [...] with the rent-to-income ratio during the rent assistance period upon re-declaration of the total household income as far as such income is found to remain within the eligible limit under the Rent Assistance Scheme.

The principal merit of fixed-term tenancy is that it will help get across a clear message to the tenants that enjoyment of public housing subsidies is by no means a perpetual right and PRH should only be provided to those in genuine need subject to periodic review of their eligibility.

[...] [...] balance between contract length and lease rates.

[...] see upward rental reversion when most of the leasing contracts [...]

[...] [...] the provisions of the rental contract relating to the [...]

[...] [...] provisions of the rental agreement relating to [...]

In this connection, the Advisory Committee was provided with a table (see table VIII.8) showing the lease expiry, estimated annual rental costs and [...] [...]

[...] under operating leases (net of any incentives received from the lessor) are expensed in the statement of comprehensive income on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

[...] [...] enter into the optional lease extension for the site [...] [...]

The Committee was informed that this was an estimate based on knowledge of the cost elements of both standby and shortterm charter contracts and that, under a standby arrangement, payment would be made only when the arrangement was activated and no additional variable or fixed costs, such as those related to positioning or depositioning, would be borne by the Organization.

[...] [...] than HD the amount of any rental offer, adjusted the amount of any quotation by arrangement with any other person, made any arrangement with any other person about whether or not [I/we/our company] or that other person should submit a Form of Tender or otherwise colluded with any other person in any manner whatsoever and undertake that at any time thereafter in the letting of the above premises until the bidder is notified by HD of the outcome of the letting exercise and other than the Excepted Communications referred to in the remark below of this Form of Tender [I/we/our company] will not communicate to any person other than HD the amount of any rental offer, adjust the amount [...] [...]

[...] [...] such as those for the rental of premises, office [...] [...]

[...] [...] works at new public rental housing (PRH), or [...] [...]

Regarding funding support for the arts groups, members in generally considered that the Administration should (a) ensure a reasonable and fair distribution of funding resources amongst arts groups; (b) review the existing mode of subsidy for the major performing arts groups to avoid stifling the development of non-subvented commercial arts groups; (c) provide more funding for the support of small and medium sized arts groups and budding artists; (d) explore means to minimize staffing and administrative expenses in the operation of arts programmes so that the savings could be re-allocated to the use of arts development; (e) examine the effectiveness of the current funding policy in achieving the policy goals, such as encouraging diversified and balanced development of arts and culture; and (f) consider increasing its overall allocation of funding for culture and the arts, given the imminent need to achieve the vision of the West Kowloon Culture District project.

[...] assistance on such terms as the Board thinks fit to directors and bona fide employees of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, any holding company of the Company or any subsidiary of any such holding company in order that they may purchase or subscribe or otherwise acquire shares (fully or partly paid) in the Company or any holding company of the Company and such terms may include a reference that, when a director ceases to be a director of, or an employee ceases to be employed by, the Company or such other company, shares purchased or subscribed or otherwise acquired with such financial assistance shall or may be sold to the Company or such other company on such terms as the Board thinks fit.

That this Council urges the Government to comprehensively review the West Kowloon Cultural District development project, consider the ‘software’ contents before planning the cultural facilities, extend the deadline for submission of development proposals, openly and thoroughly consult the cultural sector, professional bodies, the real estate sector, the Legislative Council, the public and relevant organizations, and uphold the ‘people-oriented’, ‘partnership’ and ‘community-driven’ principles put forward by the Culture and Heritage Commission for the West Kowloon development in formulating a development and operation plan that is open, fair and proper; and in the process of development, the Government should also facilitate a partnership between developers and the cultural sector, so as to allow the latter to participate in the planning and future operation of the facilities in the district.

These 12 posts comprise one P-2 post of Associate Economic Affairs Officer under executive direction and management; one P-2 post under subprogramme 1, Linkages with the global economy, regional integration and cooperation; one P-2 post under subprogramme 2, Production and innovation; one P-2 post under subprogramme 3, Macroeconomic policies and growth; one P-2 post under subprogramme 5, Social development and equality; one P-2 post under subprogramme 12, Subregional activities in Mexico and Central America; one Local level post under subprogramme 13, Subregional activities in the Caribbean; and one P-4 temporary post, one P-2 post and three Local level posts under programme support.

[...] [...] are reasonable in the circumstances.