screen of perforated brick, and large rooms of 310 square feet with balconies are provided at each end of the block at a rent of $56.50. There are 94 Mark II blocks.
(c) Mark III Eight storeys, built between 1964 and 1967. An entirely different design from Marks I and II with rooms opening off from an internal corridor. Each room has its own private balcony and water-tap; and a private lavatory is shared between two rooms. Electrical fittings are built in and refuse chutes are provided. The standard size of room is 129 square feet housing 4-5 persons at a rent of $28.50. There are 142 Mark III blocks.
(d) Mark IV 16 storeys, with lifts, built between 1965 and 1969. Each room has its own balcony, private lavatory and water-tap. The standard room size is 129 square feet housing 4-5 persons at a rent of $32. There are 65 Mark IV blocks.
(e) Mark V
(f) Mark VI
16 storeys, built between 1966 and 1971. These are similar to the later versions of Mark IV, but the room sizes vary. The standard room is 135 square feet housing 4-5 persons at a rent of $34. There are 48 Mark V blocks.
16 storeys, built from 1970 onwards. The rooms have the same 11-foot width as Mark V, but are longer so as to permit a more generous allocation of space at 35 square feet per adult. The standard room is 140 square feet for 4 persons at a rent of $38. There are now 11 Mark VI blocks and 13 blocks in two estates are being built.
The table at Appendix 4 shows the distribution of population by estates and types of block. It can be seen that approximately half the resettlement population live in the old Mark I and II blocks which are destined for conversion and re-development. About 40% live in the improved middle-aged Mark III and IV blocks, and the rest in the new Mark V and VI blocks.
44. In September 1970, the Governor-in-Council approved a recom- mendation made in the 1969 Housing Board Report that for future resettlement estates the standard and finish should be the same as for
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