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SUNDAY, NADCU 2, 1975.
LAI KING ESTATE READY FOR OCCUPATION SOON
CONSTRUCTION WORK OF ANOTHER HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTATE IS FORGING AHEAD ON A 15-ACRE SITE IN KWAI CHUNG. THE FIRST TWO DLOCKS OF THE LAI KING ESTATE, WHICH WILL PROVIDE HOMES FOR ABOUT 6,600 PEOPLE, WILL DE READY FÖR OCCUPATION IN GARLY JUNG.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ARCHITECTS WHO ARE BUILDING THE ESTATE ON DEHALF OF THE AUTHORITY, ARE MEAMMÜLLE PUTTING TUE FINISHING TOUCHES TO THE TWO 15-STONÁY CLOCKS,
TWO OTHER CLOCKS OF 15 AND 22 STOREYS HIGH ARE EXPECTED TO DE COMPLETED IN ABOUT A YEAR.
THE WHOLE ESTATE, COMPRISING SEVEN MULTI-STONEY BLOCKS, WILL EE READY DV JUNE NEXT YEAR ROUSHIG A TOTAL OF 27,000 PEOPLE. CONSTRUCTION COST IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 300 MILLION.
THE ESTATE HILL DE SELF-CONTAINED WITH THE PROVISION OF ALL FORMS OF SOCIAL AND WELFARE FACILITIES, TIENE WILL DE A SHOPPING CENTRE, POST OFFICE, WELFARE PREMISES, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND KINDERGARTENS AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL GROUNDS.
A ROAD WILL ALSO BE BUILT LINKING THE ESTATE WITH THE SUPER-HIGHWAY TO PROVIDE A TRAFFIC LINK UITH THE URDAN AREA.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COPIES OF A PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE FIRST TWO BLOCKS OF THE LAI KING ESTATE NEARING COMPLETION ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, DEACONSFILED HOUSE, 6/F. CENTRAL.
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WATER CUT IN YUEN LONG
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WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN YUEN LONG IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILI. DE INTERRUPTED FOR FIVE HOURS ON TUESDAY (MARCII 4), BEGINNING AT 1 A.M., TO ENABLE THE WATERWORKS OFFICE TO CARRY OUT LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE PREMISES AFFECTED ARE AT CASTLE PEAK ROAD BETWEEN AU TAU CROSS ROAD AND SAN TIN, KAM SHEUNG ROAD DETWEEN KAM TIN ROAD AND TAI PO ROAD, AND KAM TIN ROAD BETWEEN AU TAU CROSS ROAD AND TSUEN KAM ROAD,
SEK KONG CAMP, KAM TIN SBI, KAM KING VAI, SHUI TAU TSUEN, SHUI MEI TSUEN, PAR WAI TSUEN AND KAM TIN MARKET WILL ALSO DE AFFECTED BY THE TEMPORARY WATER CUT.