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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION SERVICES
DAILY INFORMATION
BULLETIN
32
Saturday, November 14, 1970
PUBLIC HOUSING MILESTONE
500th Resettlement Block Next Week
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Hong Kong's extensive housing programme will reach another significant
milestone this year when the Public Works Department completes the 500th
resettlement block.
In the brief 16-year history of Hong Kong's resettlement housing
programme, more than a quarter of the total population has been provided with
reasonable income-based accomodation.
Three years ago, Hong Kong rehoused its millionth settler since the
start of the resettlement housing policy in 1954. Today, living accomodation
for some 1,200,000 in 23 resettlement estates has been provided.
It is expected that about 1,370,000 will be living in resettlement
housing by 1974/75.
This spectacular achievement took shape immediately after the disastrous
Shek Kip Mei fire on Christmas Night, 1953. The entire cost of the programme,
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totalling more than $750 million, has been net from public funds with no
contribution from any other source.
From two-storey blocks containing simple domestic rooms only, the
Public Works Department has progressively improved the designs to provide
better homes and greater amenities.
£51,562,500
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