TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1975
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OI MAN ESTATE NEARING FULL COMPLETION
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OI MAN ESTATE IS BECOMING A SMALL COMMUNITY OF ITS OWN WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THAN 15,000.
THE ESTATE IS THE FIRST THAT WILL BE COMPLETED UNDER THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S TEN-YEAR HOUSING PROGRAMME.
AT PRESENT, FIVE OF ITS TWELVE BLOCKS ARE ALREADY COMPLETE AND OCCUPIED. TWO OF THE REMAINING BLOCKS HAVE JUST BEEN HANDED OVER BY THE CONTRACTOR AND INTAKE IS PROCEEDING.
A HOUSING DEPARTMENT ARCHITECT SAID THE OTHER FIVE BLOCKS SHOULD ALL BE COMPLETED AND READY FOR OCCUPATION BEFORE THE END OF MAY.
WHEN FULLY OCCUPIED, THE ESTATE WILL HAVE A POPULATION OF ABOUT 45,000.
MEANWHILE, WORK IS PROGRESSING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-STOREY COMMERCIAL CENTRE WHICH HAS BEEN SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF TENANTS AND RESIDENTS IN THE HO MAN TIN AREA.
THE CENTRE. IDEALLY LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE BUS TERMINAL WITHIN THE ESTATE, WILL HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF SHOPS, TWO BANKS, A DEPARTMENT STORE, TWO RESTAURANTS AND A CAFE.
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