FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1975
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MORE FLOODLIGHTS FOR HOUSING ESTATES
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POWERFUL FLOODLIGHTS ARE TO BE INSTALLED IN GROUP B' ESTATES (FORMER RESETTLEMENT ESTATES) AS PART OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S PROGRAMME OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT.
THESE FLOODLIGHTS WILL BE FIXED AT STRATEGIC POINTS ON THE ROOF OF DOMESTIC BLOCKS TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM ILLUMINATION TO DARK AREAS IN THE ESTATE WHICH ARE FREQUENTLY USED BY TENANTS AT NIGHT.
MR. DONALD P.H. LIAO, DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, LAST NIGHT (THURSDAY) GAVE THE GREENLIGHT TO PROCEED WITH THE PROGRAMME FOLLOWING AN ON-THE-SITE INSPECTION OF THE PILOT SCHEME AT TSZ WAN SHAN.
THIS SCHEME WAS DEVISED AND INSTALLED BY THE MAINTENANCE SECTION OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, THE EXECUTIVE ARM OF THE AUTHORITY.
IT INVOLVED THE INSTALLATION OF 13 FLOODLIGHTS OF 750 WATTS TO 1,000 WATTS ON THE ROOF OF BLOCKS 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 AND 51.
THE LIGHTS, WHICH ARE CONTROLLED BY A TIME SWITCH, ARE AUTOMATICALLY TURNED ON AT 8.30 EACH NIGHT AND OFF AT THREE IN THE MORNING.
THE SCHEME HAS BEEN ON TRIAL SINCE LAST OCTOBER AND HAS BEEN FAVOURABLY ACCEPTED BY TENANTS.
MR. KWONG CHUNG-MAN, HOUSING MANAGER, TSZ WAN SHAN (FIT) TOLD MR. LIAO HE HAD PERŠONALLY CONTACTED KAIFONGS AND TENANTS TO SOUND OUT THEIR VIEWS,
+THEY HAVE COMMENDED FAVOURABLY ON THE SCHEME AND HOPED THAT IT WILL BE EXTENDED, + MR. KWONG SAID,
WHILE AT TSZ WAN SHAN, MR. LIAO ALSÓ VISITED SEVERAL DOMESTIC BLOCKS TO SEE THE IMPROVED LIGHTING IN THE CORRIDORS. THIS SCHEME IS ALSO PART OF THE AUTHORITY'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME AND HAS ALREADY BEEN EXTENDED TO A LARGE NUMBER OF GROUP B ESTATES.
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