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Tuesday, October 23, 1973
KWAI SHING HOUSING PROJECT ENTERS FINAL STAGE
Construction work on the final stage of Kwai Shing Housing Estate
in the New Territories to provide additional accommodation for another
12,000 people is to start early next year.
The housing project
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one of the largest being built by the Public
Works Department is part of the government's 10-year housing development
programme and will house about 75,000 people when it is fully completed.
Work on the final phase of the project will involve, among others,
the construction of five multi-storey domestic blocks two 15-storey,
two seven-storey and one 24-storey
built at a scale of 35 square feet per individual. Each flat will have its
own kitchen and toilet facilities.
providing 2,225 self-contained flats
A six-storey standard estate primary school as well as a kindergarten
are to be included. These will be in addition to the four schools currently
operating in Stage I of the estate and the two others being built in
Stage II.
Parking facilities will be provided in a three-storey car park with
just over 230 parking spaces, It is envisaged that covered car parking
spaces in the estate will be provided at the ratio of one space to 10 families
on a chargeable basis.
To maximise the use of open space, the roof deck of the car park
is to be converted into a rest garden. An overall area of 2.6 acres is to
be set aside for rest and recreational purposes.
recreational grounds will also be provided.
Sitting-out areas and
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