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Thursday, December 13, 1973
MORE PRIVACY IN ESTATE BATHROOMS
The Housing Department is to spend several million dollars to
improve the female communal bathrooms and latrines in all old Mark I and
II public housing blocks,
The improvement consists of fitting metal gates to individual
compartments and strong solid wooden doors with bolts to the main
entrance of the bathrooms. Water taps will also be installed in each
cubicle.
Work has already started in four blocks at Chai Wan Estate.
Improvement to other blocks in the estate will be carried out shortly.
A "lump sum" tender has been called for the improvement works
which are scheduled to be completed in four to five months.
Mr. Ralph Husband, Assistant Director of Housing, said the need
for improvement had long been felt.
"The fitting of doors to individual cubicles in the bathrooms
will give more privacy to the users, and the strong wooden door at the
entrance will surely provide added security," he said.
Last year, similar improvements were carried out at Tung Tau
Estate, and tenants' reaction had been most favourable.
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