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English News Writing and Reporting II

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News Writing: Covering Speeches Beats Briefing (3) Selected topic on current affairs

Housing

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McIntyre Ch.5

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Do not write speeches in chronological orderHow to introduce your speaker (Attribution)How to quote your speaker


Rule 1Use a person’s full name on first referenceMr./Ms./Mrs. + surname + of + organization to

which the people belongs/geographical area from which the people is from

Mr. Leung Chun Ying of the Executive CouncilMr. Kelvin Wong of Yuen Long


Rule 2 Using a courtesy title and family name on reference Mr. Leung, Mr. Wong If the second reference is many paragraphs away

from the first reference, then the family name with a clue for the reader about who this person is in the news storyThe Executive Council’s Mr. LeungMr. Leung of the Executive Council


Honorific titlesMr., Miss, Ms. Mrs.“Ms.” is neutral without revealing the marital

status of a womanDr., Lord, Sir

Dr. ChanLord Scott (施葛勲爵 ) Sir John Swiane (施偉賢爵士 ), Sir Paul

McCartney


Speaker wanted to deliver important messages (to the press) through an occasion C.H. Tung chose to declare his interest to run

the C.E. Election (參選宣言 ) in the H.K.M.A. Dinner

Donald Tsang revealed the government’s interest in exploring the plausibility(可行性 ) of the G.S.T.(銷售稅 ) in a speech delivered to the students of the Chinese University


“the prime minister opened his speech with …; then he said …; next, he mentioned …; and he concluded his speech with …”

Speakers are not journalist and do not speak in inverted pyramid style

Journalist’s task for re-packaging


Know your speakerBackgroundWhy he was invited for speech

Know the audienceWho are theyTheir connection with the speaker

Know the topicsGet an advance copy of speech


The location of the eventThe sponsors of the eventThe title of the speechThe prime minister made his comments in a

speech titled “Regional Modernization” at the dedication of a new containerized terminal port at Shek O. The event was sponsored by the Port Authority.


Direct quotes (直接引述 )Indirect quotesPartial quotesParaphrase (意譯 )


Use quotation marksImplies the material between the quotes is

precisely what the speaker said“The government and the people of Hong

Kong have an imperative moral responsibility to assist China in its drive toward modernization”, Dr. Zhou said.


Hong Kong and its people have the responsibility to aid China in its modernization efforts, Dr. Zhou said.


Hong Kong and its people have “an imperative moral responsibility” to aid China in its modernization efforts, Dr. Zhou said.


A restatement of the speaker’s comments in your own words

A short statementA summary of what was saidNo quotation marksUse different phrases and words


Hong Kong should help China catch up to the modern world, Dr. Zhou said.


Attribution: to identify a person speaking in a news story

Usual practice: place the attribution at the end of the quote

Transitional paragraph Among those favouring the proposal was Gloria de la Cruz, who represents the Central District.

“I am concerned about the costs of his system. However, I believe that the initial capital outlay will be offset by savings in salaries at a later date,” said Mrs. de la Cruz.


Where a quote runs for two or more sentences, the attribution should be placed after the first sentence

Among those favouring the proposal was Gloria de la Cruz, who represents the Central District.

“I am concerned about the costs of his system.” said Mrs. de la Cruz. “However, I believe that the initial capital outlay will be offset by savings in salaries at a later date.”


Double quotes are preferred by both British and American newspapers


Quotes continue for more than one paragraph.No close quotes until the final paragraph

“I hate to say this,” she said, “but I cannot in good conscience support this resolution.

“The matter has only just been brought up before the Council, and there has been insufficient public debate on this issue.

“For these reasons, Mr. Chairman, I abstain, and with this, I conclude my remarks.”


ColonWhen the attribution precedes the quoteHe says / said, “…”

ComaWhen the word order is inverted“…” he says / said.


Past tense – said – is always preferred

Some use “says” to make the story more lively


Some speakers make several points of equal meritYou are forced to pick one for the lead and

develop it in the storyUse the bullet points to illustrate the less

important pointsOther speaker develop a point of view that

does not seem newsworthyAre they any agenda interested from this man?An interview after the speech event


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Secretary for Transport and HousingEva CHENG 房屋及運輸局局長鄭汝樺

Under-Secretary for Transport & HousingYau Shing-mu房屋及運輸局副局長邱誠武

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Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Director of Housing)

Thomas CHAN Chun-yuen, JP 房屋及運輸局常任秘書長兼房屋署長

陳振源

Permanent Secretary (Transport) Francis Ho 房屋及運輸局常任秘書長何宣威

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Perm Sec (Housing)Thomas Chan

Housing Dept

Dubbing as Dir of Housing

Rating and ValuationDept

( 差餉物業估價署 )


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Strategy Public Housing Private Housing

Land Supply for Domestic Flats 住宅土地供應 Development and Construction Estate Management 屋邨管理 Building Management 大廈管理

Maintenance 樓宇維修 Rental Policy 租務政策


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Formulation of housing strategies Overseeing strategic planning for

public housing Policy and legislation related to private

housing Preparation of Housing Authority's

corporate plan

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Application for Public Housing Home Ownership Scheme ( 居屋計劃 ) Estate Management and Rent Policy ( 屋

邨管理及租金政策 ) Squatter Policy ( 寮屋管制 ) Clearance ( 清拆 )

Chairman: Eva CHENG, JP (Secretary

for Transport and Housing)

Vice-chairman: Thomas CHAN Chun-yuen,

JP (Director of Housing) Official members Non-official members

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A statutory body ( 法定機構 ) established in April 1973 under the Housing Ordinance

Develops and implement public housing programme

One-third of the Hong Kong population lives in public rental housing units

Responsible for public housing matters The HA plans, builds, manages and maintains

different types of public housings Rental housing estates 公共屋邨 Interim housing estates 臨時房屋 Transit centres 中轉房屋

Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) ( 居者有其屋計劃 )

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Deals with all housing-related policies and matters

Acts as the executive arm of the HA ( 房署為房委會的執行機構 )

The HD is merged by the former Housing Bureau and the former Housing Department in 2002

Headed by the Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Housing) Thomas CHAN Chun-yuen, JP

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Link Real Estate Investment Trust (Hong Kong stock code: 823)

Hong Kong's first REIT, invests in a portfolio of 180 retail and carpark facilities that are on the doorstep to 40% of Hong Kong population

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Application List System ( 勾地政策 ) Pre-sale Consent Scheme ( 預售樓花計劃 ) Landlord and tenants ( 業主與租客 ) Rating and Valuation ( 差餉及估價 ) Building Management ( 建築物管理 )

Incorporated Owners ( 業主立案法團 ) Mandatory Building Inspection ( 強制驗樓計劃 )

Small House Policy ( 丁屋政策 )

Land sales system by government Application list ( 勾地 ) Sale by auction (土地拍賣 )

Other ways to obtain a land Grant 撥地 Exchange 換地 Lease modification 修改官契 Ding 新界丁權

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the Financial Secretary in June 1998 launched a series of relief measures to help the community tide over the difficult period

suspend all land sales by auction or public tender ( 停售土地 ) for the remainder of the 1998-99 financial year

In February 1999, the government resumed the land sale in dealing with the Hong Kong’s Economic Adjustment

The “Application System” ( 勾地 ) replaces the “Reserve List” ( 土地儲備表 )

To stabilize the property prices

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If the minimum price meet the minimum price submitted by the applicant is 80% or more of the assessed Open Market Value (OMV) ( 估計市值 ) – by government surveyor ( 測量師 )

Government will initiate the auction for sale ( 勾出土地拍賣 )

Government will only sell if the bidding ( 叫價 ) meets or exceeds the undisclosed reserve price ( 秘密底價 )

Power to withdraw the land from sale

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The number of sites included in the Application List since its introduction in 1999 and that of the sites on the List sold are :

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Site Area (sq. feet)

Reserve Price (million)

Deal Price

(million)

Price per square feet

Welfare Road

68921 2500 5710 8814

Broadcast Drive

65532 1100 1940 9868

Mount Kellett Road

79148 768 1800 42196


For government Treasury income

For property developer Sufficient supply

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High land price, high flat price

Easily collapse of economic downturn

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The Application List system ensure the reserve prices of lands can only rise, and will never drop.

The reserve price of a land offered by a property development company is lower than the price estimated by the government, the land cannot be chosen into the Application List system.

The lands and the price for auction are controlled by the government.

Application List system is lack of transparency.

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Government Lease

Developer

Land sale by auction

Right to use the land for 99 years政府租契

Government (Head

Landlord)

Owners

Assignment

買賣契約Right to use the land for 99 years

Sale by Consent Scheme ( 樓花預售 ) or secondary sale( 二手市場 )

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VendorPurchas

er

Provisional sale and purchase agreement

Real estate agent

Vendor Purchaser

1% deposit (initial deposit)

9% deposit(further deposit)

sale and purchase agreement

Vendor’s Solicitors

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Purchaser’s Solicitors

Title Documents業權文件

Government LeaseDeed of Mutual Covenants ( 大廈公契 )Certificate of Compliance ( 滿意紙 )Occupation Permit ( 入伙紙 )Mortgage documents ( 銀行按揭文件 )Assignments of previous owners ( 上任業主樓契 )

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Undischarged mortgage ( 未償還按揭 ) Occupier’s right ( 未遷出租客 ) Property subject to government order

Remedial order ( 樓宇維修令 ) Property is the subject of civil litigation

The property was under sue by somebody All the owners would be liable for civil liability E.g., the Owners’ Committee was sued for libel

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Vendor Purchaser

Assignment


ExamplePrice=$1,000,000

Deposit=$100,000

Outstanding=$900,000

Balance=$200,000

Purchaser’s Mortgagee

(Bank)Mortgage=$700,000　

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Protection for Flat Buyers standardise the definition of “saleable

area” ( 可銷售面積 ) for uncompleted first-hand residential properties

Improving the Pedestrian Environment installing lifts and escalators connecting

common areas in hillside public housing estates

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Preparing for the conduct of the first rent review of PRH under the new rent adjustment mechanism ( 租金可加可減機制 ) in 2010

Maintaining supply of public rental housing (PRH) for needy applicants with an average waiting time of around three years

Disposing of surplus Home Ownership Scheme flats ( 居屋貨尾單位 ) in a smooth and orderly manner

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