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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1976
+FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE TENANTS, THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT BLOCKS WILL BE LINKED BY ELEVATED PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS TO THE COMMERCIAL CENTRE SO THAT RESIDENTS NEED NOT WORRY ABOUT RAIN OR TRAFFIC WHEN DOING THEIR SHOPPING,+ HE ADDED.
THE TWO PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND TWO KINDERGARTENS ARE WITHIN THE ESTATE ITSELF WITHIN EASY WALKING DISTANCE OF THE DOMESTIC BLOCKS, AND PLANS ARE IN HAND TO BUILD TWO SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE AREA AT A LATER DATE.
+THE ESTATE WILL PROVIDE A VARIETY OF FLATS, RANGING FROM 250 SQUARE FEET TO 390 SQUARE FEET, EACH WITH IMPROVED BALCONY DESIGN INCORPORATING A KITCHEN AND TOILET.
+THE CRUCIFORM BLOCKS WILL CATER FOR FAMILIES FROM FIVE TO NINE PEOPLE, WHILE THE SEVEN-STOREY BLOCK WILL ACCOMMODATE FAMILIES CONSISTING OF ABOUT SIX MEMBERS, HE SAID.
+UNITS ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE SEVEN-STOREY BLOCK CAN EASILY BE CONVERTED TO HOUSE OLD AND HANDICAPPED PEOPLE,+ HE ADDED.
OTHER FACILITIES IN THE ESTATE, HE SAID, INCLUDED A SMALL POST OFFICE, BUS AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUS STANDS, TURFED AREAS AND AN ESTATE OFFICE.
JAPANESE FIREMEN ON STUDY TOUR OF HONG KONG
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A PARTY OF 50 VOLUNTEER AND PROFESSIONAL FIREMEN FROM JAPAN PAID A VISIT TO THE HARBOUR ROAD FIRE STATION AND THE FIREBOAT DEPOT AT CENTRAL RECLAMATION TODAY (MONDAY).
THEY SPENT ABOUT TWO HOURS AT THE STATION INSPECTING FIRE SERVICES EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING THE NEW 85-FOOT SNORKEL.
LATER THEY WERE TAKEN ON A TOUR OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL HARBOUR ON BOARD THE 350-TON FIREBOAT +ALEXANDER GRANTHAM+,
THE VISITORS, CURRENTLY ON A FOUR-DAY COMPREHENSIVE STUDY MISSJON IN HONG KONG, ARE ALL MEMBERS OF THE HYOGO PREFECTURE FIRE PREVENTION ASSOCIATION, AN EXTRA-DEPARTMENTAL ORGANISATION OF THE HYOGO PREFECTURE GOVERNMENT.
THEY ARRIVED HERE LAST SATURDAY AND WILL LEAVE FOR OSAKA TOMORROW.
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