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Saturday, March 10, 1973
FINAL STAGE ON LEI MUK SHUE ESTATE
Work To Begin Next Month
Construction of the final stage of the $76 million Lei Muk Shue
Government Low Cost Housing Estate in Kwai Chung will start next month to provide homes for some 18,800 people.
Seven multi-storey blocks of the estate were completed more than a
year ago and have been taken up by about 36,000 residents.
The final stage includes two 22-storey, one 15-storey and three
seven-storey domestic blocks.
Work is expected to be completed in two and a half years.
Included in this stage will be a commercial centre with a department
The building will be so constructed as to allow shopkeepers
to instal their own air-conditioners. The roof will be used for social activities.
store and a restaurant.
A modular market with more than 60 stalls will be provided. The rooftop
of the market will be turned into a sitting-out area.
Social facilities will include a day nursery and a multi-purpose welfare
hall. A site within the estate has been reserved for a cinema.
In addition, more than four acres of land has been set aside for
recreation grounds. Eight basketball courts and a soccer pitch will be provided.
Three primary schools will be built and three adjacent sites have been
set aside for secondary schools.
Two bus termini have been planned and there will be about 300 parking
spaces for private cars, of which 170 will be covered.
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