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Saturday, November 14, 1970
The first block of this type has just been completed at Lan Tin,
and it is the 500th resettlement block to be constructed by the Public Works
Department.
To distinguish this block from others, an eye-catching traditional
dragon has been emblazoned on one of the exterior walls. It will be ready
for a ceremony next Thursday when the Acting Director of Public Works,
Mr. R.C. Clarke, will hand over the building to Mr. Paul K.C. Tsui, Commissioner
for Resettlement.
The Acting Governor, Sir Hugh Norman-Walker, will open the building
following its handing over.
50th Estate School
This
The Fublic Works Department will also be celebrating at the same
time the completion of the 50th estate school in resettlement estates.
building, six storeys high and containing 24 classrooms, is adjacent to the
500th block, and will also be opened by the Acting Governor.
In older estates, schools are on the roofs or on the ground floors
of blocks. In the newer estates, separate school buildings are provided for
the primary education of children living in the estates.
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Note to editors: Copies of a photograph of the 60-foot dragon on the
exterior wall of the 500th resettlement block are available available for collection now in the Press Room,
Information Services Department.
▲ Press visit to this 16-storey block at Lam Tin has been arranged for Tuesday, November 17. representatives are requested to assemble at the Kowloon sub-pool behind the Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office at 1.45 p.m. on that day.
Arrangements for Press coverage of the handing over ceremony on Thursday, November 19, will be discussed during this visit.
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