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Monday, October 23, 1972
VISITS TO FAMILIES INVOLVED IN REHOUSING SCHEME
Officers of the Rehousing Unit of the Resettlement Department
today began a door-to-door visit to some 110 families involved in the
first phase of the Shek Kip Mei Rehousing Scheme who have not yet handed
in their application for accommodation at Pak Tin Estate.
A spokesman for the Resettlement Department said that most of these families might have some form of personal problem which had delayed them in making their application.
"The purpose of the visit is to find out what their problems are
and what form of assistance is needed," he said.
An earlier round of family visit made immediately following the announcement of the rehousing scheme had proved to be very successful.
Resettlement Department officers called on more than 1,800
families involved in the scheme and explained to them purpose of the project and what benefits they can get from it.
"Most of the tenants visited showed appreciation of the officers' effort and their untiring manner," the spokesman said.
"We believe that the co-operation and willingness displayed by the tenants is partly the result of these goodwill visits," he concluded.
The Rehousing Unit at Pak Tin Estate has so far received a total of
1,760 applications covering about 10,400 people.
This represents more than 95 per cent of the total number of application forms the Resettlement Department sent out to the 10,861 tenants of Blocks 23 to 28 of Shek Kip Mei resettlement estate.
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