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Friday, October 26, 1973
SMALL HOUSE POLICY IMPROVES HOUSING STANDARDS IN N.T.
The New Territories Administration's revised Small House Policy
has made available 1.5 million square feet of private residential accommodation
for New Territories people in less than a year.
This was stated today by the District Commissioner, New Territories,
Mr. D.C. Bray, when he formally signed the 1,000th Building Licence to be
issued under the scheme during a ceremony at the Yuen Long Town Hall.
At the same time, a gift of furniture valued at $2,000 was presented
to the licensee. The recipient, Mr. Cheung Cho-fat, is a villager of Sun
Fung Wai in Tuen Mun.
He will now be able to build a modern airy house, up to two storeys
high and with a built-over area of up to 700 square feet in which his four
school-aged children will have decent study facilities and plenty of space
for play.
Mr. Bray also paid tribute to the excellent co-operation the N.T.A.
had received from the Heung Yee Kuk in thrashing out the rules for the
scheme which is specifically designed to improve the housing standards of
the people of the rural New Territories.
Note to Editors:
Copies of Mr. Bray's full speech and photographs
of the handing-over ceremony will be boxed for collection
this evening.
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