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Thursday, October 12, 1972
Under this conversion scheme, some blocks will be demolished to
make way for the construction of a new commercial centre and a new road to
serve the estate's tenants.
Other blocks will be renovated to provide self-contained living
units. After the conversion, the units will be twice as big as the present
rooms and each will have its own kitchen, toilet and private balcony as well
as mains water supply.
A commercial centre will accommodate shops, restaurants, schools and
a car park.
To enable the redevelopment and improvement works to be carried
out, the blocks will have to be vacated and for this purpose the Government
has built accommodation in the nearby Pak Tin Estate to accommodate the
tenants who have to move out.
The Pak Tin Estate, which is only 300 yards from Shek Kip Mei, is
a new housing estate. Rooms are bigger than those of the old resettlement
estates and are provided with their own water, toilets, private balcony and
cooking space. Rents for the Pak Tin flats are:-
$29 for a 3-person flat,
$38 for a 4-person flat,
$54 for a 5 to 6-person flat, and
$68 for a 7-person flat.
The estate will be managed by staff of the Housing Authority and
has all the amenities of a modern community centre. It has two primary
schools, which are already in operation, a reading hall, football fields, a
children's playground and ample open space.
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