2.48. Feasibility plans or detailed sketch plans were also prepared for various other estate areas prior to work starting as and when clearance of the site could be arranged. The sites of these estates were:
(1) Aberdeen (Site II): an estate for some 26,000 people in two 8-storey and five 16-storey buildings. Sketch layouts for this development were approved and the Development Office had started site formation work.
(2) Kwai Chung (North): a feasibility plan for this area was prepared and showed that about 45,000 people could be accommodated. A pilot site formation contract to provide access to this area had already been let and a revised sketch plan for the Estate area was to be prepared to utilize the new 16-storey block.
(3) Yuen Long: a sketch plan, using 8-storey blocks which will provide housing for about 10,000 people was prepared.
(4) Jordan Valley (West): a sketch layout for eleven 16-storey blocks housing about 60,200 people was approved but it was not possible to fix a date for clearance of the site.
(5) Cheung Sha Wan: as with Jordan Valley West, a sketch scheme for seven 16-storey blocks which will accommodate some 40,000 people was prepared, but reclamation of the site was delayed.
(6) Shek Kip Mei (Extension): a sketch scheme for 69,500 people to be housed in thirteen 8-storey and five 16-storey buildings was prepared and generally approved. Site clearance was provisionally arranged for late 1964.
Resettlement Department Staff Quarters
2.49.
(1) Wong Tai Sin construction of 60 quarters was completed. (2) Tai Wo Hau: construction of 13 quarters was completed. (3) Chai Wan: construction of 9 quarters was completed.
Sketch plans were under preparation for further Resettlement Department Staff Quarters at Tai Wo Hau, Wang Tau Hom, Lo Fu Ngam, Tsz Wan Shan and Tin Wan.
GOVERNMENT LOW COST HOUSING
2.50. Construction of the first low cost housing estate of seven blocks (7 storeys) at Kwun Tong was completed, providing accommodation for about 6,000 persons, whilst work was in progress for a further 32 blocks (7 storeys and 12 storeys) providing accommodation for about 31,000 persons in 6,850 domestic units.
2.51. Expenditure on Government Low Cost Housing amounted to $16.58 million.
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