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THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1974.
NEW HOMES FOR 3,400 BY OCTOBER
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MEI TUNG ESTATE AT TUNG TAU CHEUN ROAD IN KOWLOON WILL BE READY FOR OCCUPATION IN ABOUT MID-OCTOBER.
BUILT AT A COST OF ABOUT $8 MILLION, THE ESTATE WILL PROVIDE HOMES FOR ABOUT 3,400 PEOPLE IN MORE THAN 500 DOMESTIC FLATS OF VARIOUS SIZES.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WHICH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, IS ALMOST READY TO HAND OVER THE ESTATE TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
INTAKE OF TENANTS IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN EARLY OCTOBER.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE ESTATE STARTED IN NOVEMBER 1972. IT IS BUILT ON A FIVE-ACRE SITE DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY, AND COMPRISES ONE BIG BLOCK OF 10 AND 11 STOREYS. INCORPORATED INTO THIS BLOCK ARE A RESTAURANT OF 3,000 SQ. FT. AND 27 SHOPS.
THE 500-ODD DOMESTIC FLATS ARE ALL SELF-CONTAINED AND EACH, HAS ITS OWN PRIVATE BALCONY, KITCHEN AND TOILET WITH SHOWER.
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THE FLATS ARE FOR FAMILIES OF FIVE, SEVEN, NINE AND 10 PEOPLE AND THE MONTHLY RENT IS $175, $220, $270 AND $325 RESPECTIVELY.
THE FLATS MEASURE, 262, 331, 411, AND 498 SQ. FT. INCLUDING SERVICE AREA.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COPIES OF A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE ESTATE
ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION.
''MEET THE MEDIA'' SESSION ON LEGAL AID
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
A ''MEET THE MEDIA'' SESSION ON LEGAL AID WILL BE HELD AT 12 NOON TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE G.1.S. THEATRE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.
THE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID, MR. D. O'REILLY MAYNE, WILL BE PRESENT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE WORK OF HIS DEPARTMENT.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OCCASION.
AS USUAL, SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED AS WELL AS FACILITIES FOR RAD 10 AND TELEVISION COVERAGE.
TO AVOID INCONVENIENCE, TELEVISION AND RAD 10 CREVS ARE REQUESTED TO HAVE THEIR EQUIPMENT SET UP BEFORE THE START OF THE MEETING.
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