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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1974
NEW AND BETTER LICENSED AREA FOR SHA TIN
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THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IS TO BUILD A NEW LICENSED AREA WITH PART-BUILT STRUCTURES AT TAI VAI, SHATIN.
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN NOVEMBER AND BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS.
THE PROVISION OF THE IMPROVED-TYPE LICENSED AREA IS PART OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S PLAN TO GIVE A BETTER AND MORE HABITABLE ENVIRONMENT TO TEMPORARY RESIDENTS IN FUTURE LICENSED AREAS.
TENANTS MOVING IN NEED ONLY PARTITION THEIR ALLOCATED ACCOMMODATION WITHIN THESE STRUCTURES. THIS IS A DEPARTURE FROM THE TRADITIONAL LICENSED AREA WHERE TENANTS NEED TO PUT UP THE IR OWN HUTS.
THEY WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED WITH BOTH ELECTRICITY AND WATER
SUPPLY.
BEFORE LAUNCHING THE FULL PROGRAMME, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT OPERATED A PILOT SCHEME WITH PART-BUILT STRUCTURES IN YAN OI LAST YEAR AND LATER EXTENDED TO HO MAN TIN WHICH WERE HIGHLY PRAISED BY THE TENANTS AS WELL AS LOCAL, AND FOREIGN VISITORS.
THE FIRST OF THIS NEW TYPE OF LICENSED AREA IS BEING BUILT AT PING SHEK.
WORK ON THREE OTHER NEW LICENSED AREAS IN KOWLOON BAY IS PLANNED TO START SOON.
FAMILY SERVICES CENTRE IN SAU MAT PING
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THE UNIT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S FAMILY SERVICES CENTRE IN LAM TIN HOUSING ESTATE HANDLING CASES IN SAU NHAU PING AND NEARBY AREAS, WILL BE MOVING INTO NEW PREMISES NEXT WEEK.
FROM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2. IT WILL OPERATE OUT OF THE SAU MAU PING (2ND) ESTATE WELFARE BUILDING AND WILL THEN BE KNOWN AS THE SAU MAU PING FAMILY SERVICES CENTRE. ITS TELEPHONE NUMBERS WILL BE :-
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3-353578 3-353602 3-353842
CINTAKE AND CASEWORKERS)= AND CCASEWORKERS).
THE UNIT'S OPERATIONAL AREA WILL THEN COVER THE DISTRICT NORTH OF JUNK BAY ROAD CFROM JUNK BAY ROAD TO HONG NING ROAD) INCLUDING THE SAU MAU PING ESTATE, KUUN TONG ESTATE, THE KUUN TONG URBAN AREAS EAST OF KWUN TONG ROAD AND RENNIES NILL.
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