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TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1974.
3,000 ALREADY MOVED INTO OI MAN ESTATE
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SOME 3,000 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN UP RESIDENCE IN 01 MAN ESTATE AND ANOTHER 2,000 ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE IN THIS MONTH.
OF MAN IS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S FIRST PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE TO BE COMPLETED UNDER THE 10-YEAR PROGRAMME. ON FULL DEVELOPMENT BY 1975 IT WILL HAVE A POPULATION OF 46,000.
LETTING IS MEANWHILE CONTINUING SMOOTHLY AND TO COPE WITH THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ESTATE AND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF TENANTS, THE AUTHORITY HAS RECENTLY INVITED TENDERS FOR THE TENANCY OF THREE SHOPS AND TWO BANKS.
AT THE SAME TIME 24 MARKET STALLS HAVE ALSO BEEN LET. THESE INCLUDE EIGHT LARGE STALLS FOR THE SALE OF POULTRY, MEAT AND FISH AND 16 SMALLER STALLS FOR VEGETABLES, FRUITS, HABERDASHERY AND GENERAL TRADES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY SAID THAT THE PROVISION OF THE MARKETING SERVICE VAS MOST ESSENTIAL IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT NO SUCH FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE VICINITY.
+THE AUTHORITY WILL KEEP THE NEEDS OF TENANTS UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW AS THE ESTATE POPULATION GROUS.
+ IN DUE COURSE PREMISES WILL BE ALLOCATED TO WELFARE AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SOCIAL SERVICES TO TENANTS,+ HE SAID.
LICENSED AREA TO BE CLEARED *****
THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WILL CLEAR A PORTION OF THE SAM KA TSUEN LICENSED AREA TOMORROW CUEDNESDAY>.
THE CLEARANCE OPERATION WILL INVOLVE 672 STRUCTURES AND 3,703 PEOPLE, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM HAVE ALREADY BEEN OFFERED PUBLIC HOUSING.
A TOTAL OF 579 FAMILIES, COMPRISING 2,938 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED UNITS AT LAM TIN ESTATE AND ONE FAMILY COMPRISING NINE PEOPLE, HAS BEEN OFFERED A UNIT AT SAU MAU PING ESTATE.
ANOTHER 340 PEOPLE IN 86 FAMILIES WHO ARE UNAUTHORISED OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN OFFERED SITES AT KOWLOON BAY LICENSED AREA.
THE AREA CLEARED WILL BE RESURFACED AND IMPROVED AND WILL BE USED FOR HOUSING HOMELESS PEOPLE.
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