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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1974
SPECIAL INFORMATION CENTRE SET UP AT TAI HANG TUNG ESTATE TO BRIEF TENANTS ON REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
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AN INFORMATION CENTRE HAS BEEN SET UP AT BLOCK 10 OF TAI HANG TUNG ESTATE TO ENABLE RESIDENTS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME FOR THEIR ESTATE.
THE CENTRE IS MANNED BY REDEVELOPMENT STAFF OF THE HOUSING DEPARTUENT WHO WILL ENDEAVOUR TO EXPLAIN TO THEM DETAILS OF THE PROJECT WHICH AIMS AT IMPROVING THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
LEAFLETS OUTLINING THE REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CENTRE. THERE IS ALSO A DISPLAY SECTION WITH A MODEL OF WHAT TAI HANG TUNG ESTATE WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN FULLY REDEVELOPED, AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS AND SKETCHES OF INTERIORS OF FLATS WHICH ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE AT 01 MAN AND WAH FU ESTATES.
THERE IS ALSO A SUGGESTION BOX IN WHICH INTERESTED RESIDENTS MAY PUT FORWARD THEIR VIEWS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE DEPARTMENT'S ARCHITECTS.
THE INITIAL STAGE OF THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE BUILDING OF THREE HOUSING BLOCKS ON THE 2.8-ACRE SITE, FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE TAI HANG SA! COTTAGE AREA. LATER TWO MORE BLOCKS WILL BE BUILT ON AN ADJACENT SITE.
THE FIVE BLOCKS WILL PROVIDE HOMES FOR ABOUT 10,000 PEOPLE. EACH FLAT WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH A PRIVATE BALCONY, KITCHEN AND TOILET WITH SHOWER.
PILING WORK ON THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT WILL START LATER THIS YEAR AND THE TENANTS MAY BE MOVING INTO THESE NEW BLOCKS BY THE END OF 1977.
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THE TAI HANG TUNG REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, ESTIMATED TO COST ABOUT $126 MILLION, IS PART OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S LONG-TERM PLAN TO RELIEVE OVERCROWDING, AND TO IMPROVE THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF TENANTS IN THE OLDER PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
THE EXISTING 14 MARK BLOCKS WILL BE DEMOLISHED IN STAGES AND 11 TWELVE-STOREY BLOCKS WILL BE BUILT IN THEIR PLACE.
THE ESTIMATED POPULATION OF THE ESTATE WILL REMAIN AT 35,000 DESPITE THE LARGER SITE BUT THE POPULATION DENSITY WILL BE CONSIDERABLY REDUCED, FROM 2,700 TO 1,700 PER ACRE.
TO SERVE THE TENANTS AND NEARBY RESIDENTS, THERE WILL BE A COMMERCIAL CENTRE CONTAINING A LARGE NUMBER OF SHOPS AND STORES. THE SCHEME ALSO INCLUDES RESTAURANTS, COMMUNITY HALLS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS, A CAR PARK AND TWO ESTATE GARAGES FOR 700 CARS, AS WELL AS SIX ACRES OF OPEN SPACE.
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