Reference codeI267Name of interviewee (English)LIAO, Poon-huai DonaldName of interviewee (Chinese)廖本懷Date of interview12/01/2009Biography廖本懷在大學修讀建築,1960年加入香港政府工作,1973年任房屋署署長,1980年升任房屋司及兼任房屋委員會主席,1985年出任政務司,1989年退休。
Donald Liao Poon-huai studied architecture at university. He joined the Housing Department in 1960 and became the Director of the Housing in 1973, and Secretary for Housing in 1980 and Secretary for District Administration in 1985. Liao retired in 1989.Interview summary簡述1960年負責設計馬頭圍邨的工作。又講述1973年得到港督支持展開10年公共房屋規劃,為逾百萬人提供廉租房屋,並開始在新市鎮興建公屋。1970年代提出「居者有其屋計劃」,使有能力的公屋居民可以購置房屋,同時騰出公屋單位給有需要人士,提升居民生活質素。Duration73 minutesInterviewerEdward KwongTopic公共房屋公務員房屋署華富邨LanguageCantoneseLevel of accessUnclassifiedCollectionOral History CollectionCollection SummaryLIAO, Poon-huai Donald, 廖本懷
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