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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1974
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NEW ESTATE TO HOUSE 27,000
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ANOTHER NEW PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE IN THE KWAI CHUNG AREA OF TSUEN WAN IS TAKING SHAPE UNDER THE TEN-YEAR HOUSING PROGRAMME.
THE FIRST TWO 15-STOREY BLOCKS OF THE ESTATE, LAI KING, NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WILL BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS.
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TOGETHER WITH TWO OTHER BLOCKS ONE 15 STOREYS AND THE OTHER 13 STOREYS WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED LATER THEY WILL PROVIDE HOMES FOR ABOUT 15,000 PEOPLE.
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A BUS TERMINAL AND FIVE CAR PARKS WILL SHORTLY BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE ESTATE TOGETHER WITH 390 METRES OF INTERNAL ROADS.
TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADS AND ANCILLARY DRAINS ARE BEING INVITED. THE WORKS, DESIGNED BY THE HIGHWAY (NEW TERRITORIES) DIVISION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT JANUARY AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN 14 MONTHS TIME.
LAI KING ESTATE WHICH WILL BE FULLY DEVELOPED IN 1976 WILL BE ABLE TO HOUSE ABOUT 27,000 PEOPLE.
THE WHOLE ESTATE WILL COMPRISE TWO 22-STOREY AND FIVE 15-STOREY BLOCKS. PROVISION HAS ALSO BEEN MADE FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, KINDGERGARTEN, SHOPPING CENTRE AND RESTAURANTS AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL FACILITIES,
IT IS ALSO INTENDED TO BUILD AN UNDERGROUND STATION IN THE CENTRE OF THE ESTATE WHEN THE MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM IS COMPLETED.
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