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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1976
THE HIGH-RISE CRUCIFORM BLOCK, WHICH IS WIDE AT THE BASE AND NARROW AT THE TOP, PRODUCES A VARIETY OF FLAT SIZES RANGING FROM FLATS FOR FAMILIES OF FOUR TO FLATS FOR FAMILIES WITH NINE MEMBERS.
EACH FLOOR ON EACH OF THE FOUR WINGS WILL BE OCCUPIED BY ONLY 12 FAMILIES GIVING RESIDENTS A GREATER FEELING OF SPACE AND ELIMINATING THE OLD PROBLEM IN THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT. SHORTER CORRIDORS ALLOW FOR BETTER LIGHTING AND VENTILATION, AS WELL AS REDUCE THE LEVEL OF NOISE.
WORK ON STAGE ONE OF THE ESTATE IS NOW WELL ADVANCED AND SHOULD · BE COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAR.
MEANWHILE, TENDERS HAVE BEEN CALLED FOR PHASE TWO CONSTRUCTION OF SHUEN LEE TSUEN ESTATE IN THE CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD/ANDERSON ROAD AREA AND WORK SHOULD START IN APRIL THIS YEAR.
THIS PHASE COMPRISES CONSTRUCTION OF ONE 30-STOREY DOMESTIC BLOCK OF THE CRUCIFORM TYPE AND A SMALLER SEVEN-STOREY BLOCK TOGETHER WITH SHOPS, MARKETS, RESTAURANT, MULTI-STOREY CARPARK, TWO PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND A KINDERGARTEN.
PILING WORK FOR ANOTHER 30-STOREY CRUCIFORM BLOCK AND ANOTHER KINDERGARTEN, UNDER PHASE ONE, HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED AND THE BUILDING CONTRACT FOR THIS PHASE WILL BE SIGNED SHORTLY. THE TWO PHASES WILL BE COMPLETED AT MORE OR LESS THE SAME TIME.
SOME 4.6 ACRES OF RECREATIONAL GROUNDS WILL BE PROVIDED IN AND AROUND THE ESTATE WITH REST GARDENS AND PLAY FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN.
AT SHEK KIP MEI IN KOWLOON, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY REMODELLED SIX BLOCKS OF THE 20-YEAR-OLD ESTATE AND HANDED THEM OVER TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
THE CONVERTED BLOCKS CONTAIN LARGER FLATS FOR THREE, SIX AND NINE PERSONS, EACH WITH ITS OWN PRIVATE BALCONY, KITCHEN AND TOILET.
TENDERS TO REDEVELOP ANOTHER SIX BLOCKS WILL BE INVITED LATER THIS YEAR.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT EXPECTS TO COMPLETE THE ENTIRE REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME BY 1981.
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