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Thursday, January 8, 1970
The Government's programme for low ront homes over the next few
yoars includes better and larger accommodation for over 200,000 in
rosettlement estates, where flats will be sized on the basis of 35 squaro
fect an adult, with soparato taps and toilets for each family.
Ovor 1.1 million aro living in rosottloment homes, and another
76,000 will be so housed in now blocks in oight ostatos by the end of this
year.
On the basis of those figuros, a spokesman ostimates that half tho
population of Hong Kong, or 2.1 million residents, will be provided with
oithor low cost housing or rosettlemont flats by the Government by 1975.
59 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED
33 Certified For Occupation In Novembar
Fifty-nino now building plans of all types wore approved by the
Building Authority, and 33 completed buildings cortified for occupation
last Novembor.
Of the now building plans approved, 28 voro on Hong Kong Island,
16 in Kowloon, and 15 in the Now Territorios.
Buildings cortified for occupation consisted of three for domestic
purposos, 18 for non-domestic uso, and 12 for combined domostic and non-
domostic uso.
In addition, the Building Authority approved the demolition of
35 buildings throughout the Colony.
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