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Saturday, November 4, 1972
PAK TIN ESTATE TO RECEIVE FIRST RESIDENTS SOON
More than 400 families of Shek Kip Mei Resettlement Estate are making
final preparations for moving to their new homes at Pak Tin Estate.
These and another 1,400 families are the first group of people who
have been offered rehousing at Pak Tin under the present phase of the Shek
Kip Mei Rehousing Scheme.
homes.
At the new estate people have already begun decorating their new
The Housing Manager of Pak Tin Estate, Mr. Fung Tung said, however,
it was essential for them to apply before carrying out the decoration work.
"The reason for doing this is to ensure that they conform with the
required standard and in no way affect the structure of the flat," he said,
Meanwhile, staff of the Housing Authority Estate Office at Pak Tin
has already interviewed more than 600 families and granted tenancy to more
than 400.
few days.
The first family is expected to move into Pak Tin within the next
The Rehousing Operation Office has received 1,845 applications for
Pak Tin flats representing more than 99 per cent of the total number of
applications it has sent out to Shek Kip Mei tenants.
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