SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1975
WORK TO START SHORTLY ON NEW ESTATE IN CHAI WAN
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PILING WORK WILL BEGIN NEXT "MONTH ON A 13-1/2-ACRE SITE IN CHAI WAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANOTHER PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE.
THE ESTATE, WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN NAMED. WILL BE LOCATED IN CHAT VAN ROAD OPPOSITE TO THE CHAI WAN ESTATE. IT WILL ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 15,400 PEOPLE ON COMPLETION IN 1978.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF THE FIRST THREE SEVEN- STOREY BLOCKS FOR 5,200 PEOPLE WILL START AS SOON AS PILING WORK IS COMPLETED.
THEY WILL BE READY FOR OCCUPATION IN ABOUT 18 MONTHS' TIME.
WORK ON THE FOURTH BLOCK OF THE ESTATE, WHICH WILL BE 22 STOREYS HIGH, WILL BEGIN IN OCTOBER. IT WILL HOUSE ABOUT 10,200 PEOPLE.
IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES, THE ESTATE WILL HAVE A FIVE-STOREY MULTI-PURPOSE COMPLEX OF ITS OWN.
IT WILL HOUSE A PUBLIC LIBRARY, A LARGE-SIZE MARKET WITH NEARLY 500 HAWKER STALLS AND 20 COOKED-FOOD STALLS AS WELL AS A CARPARK FOR 500 CARS.
NEARLY FOUR ACRES OF LAND HAS BEEN RESERVED AS OPEN SPACE. IT IS ALSO PLANNED TO PUT SEVERAL CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS AND REST GARDENS IN THE VICINITY.
REGISTRATION FACILITIES IN YUEN LONG
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A MOBILE WORKING TEAM FROM THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT REGISTRATION FROM APRIL 9 TO 11 IN THE YUEN LONG KAIFONG WELFARE ASSOCIATION OFFICE FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.
THE TEAM WILL ALSO CONDUCT REGISTRATION AT THE SAME OFFICE FROM APRIL 28 TO MAY 2 AND FROM MAY 12 TO, 15.
DATES.
BUSINESS HOURS WILL BE FROM 9.30 A.M. TO 4.30 P.M. ON THESE
THE VISIT WILL ENABLE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS TO REGISTER THEIR CHILDREN OR WARDS AT THE AGE OF 11 FOR JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS. HOLDERS OF JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS SHOULD ALSO REGISTER FOR ADULT IDENTITY CARDS AT THE AGE OF 18.
RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE URGED TO MAKE USE OF THE FACILITIES PROVIDED. THEY ARE ALSO REMINDED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REGISTER FOR IDENTITY CARDS AND TO REPORT CHANGES OF REGISTERED PARTICULARS.