FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1976
PAK TIN ESTATE
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NEW HOMES FOR ANOTHER 15,700 PEOPLE ARE TO BE BUILT SHORTLY AT PAK TIN ESTATE IN SHEK KIP MET BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THE SCHEME INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIX ADDITIONAL HIGH- RISE DOMESTIC BLOCKS, A SHOPPING CENTRE, TWO SCHOOLS AS WELL AS PLAY AREAS.
TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT ARE NOW BEING INVITED AND BUILDING WORKS SHOULD BEGIN IN AUGUST THIS YEAR FOR COMPLETION IN 20 MONTHS.
MR. JOSEPH LEI, CHIEF P.W.D. ARCHITECT, SAID TODAY THE NEW BLOCKS WOULD PROVIDĚ ABOUT 2,400 FLATS WITH IMPROVED FACILITIES. THE SIZES OF THE FLAT WILL RANGE FROM 300 SQUARE FEET FOR FIVE PERSONS TO 400 SQUARE FEET FOR EIGHT PERSONS.
+ALL DOMESTIC ROOMS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED WITH LARGE BALCONIES AND HIGHER STANDARD OF FINISHINGS,+ HE SAID.
+PROVISION OF COMMUNAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES HAVE ALSO BEEN DESIGNED TO A HIGHER STANDARD WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING ADOPTED FOR ALL HOUSING PROJECTS.
+THIS MEANS THAT TENANTS WILL NOT ONLY HAVE MORE SPACE BUT THE LIVING QUARTERS AND THE SURROUNDINGS WILL BE MADE MUCH MORE ATTRACTIVE.+
HE SAID THE SIX NEW BLOCKS -- THREE OF 16 STOREYS AND THREE OF EIGHT STOREYS - REPRESENTED THE BALANCE OF PAK TIN ESTATE AND WERE INTENDED FOR TENANTS OF THE OLD SHEK KIP MEI ESTATE NEARBY WHICH IS BEING REDEVELOPED IN STAGES TO PRODUCE BIGGER AND BETTER FLATS.
SO FAR, THE P.W.D.'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE HAS CONVERTED SEVEN BLOCKS OF THE 20-YEAR-OLD SHEK KIP MEI ESTATE AND REMODELLING OF ANOTHER SIX BLOCKS IS DUE TO BEGIN IN AUGUST THIS YEAR.
MR. LEI SAID THE NEW RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS AT PAK TIN ESTATE WOULD BE SELF-CONTAINED AND SERVED BY A CENTRALLY LOCATED SHOPPING COMPLEX INCORPORATING A MULTI-STOREY CARPARK, RESTAURANT, SUPERMARKET, WELFARE HALL, CAFE, COOKED FOOD STALLS, A MARKET AND SHOPPING ARCADES.
+THERE WILL ALSO BE SIX RECREATION GROUNDS WITH REST GARDENS FOR RESIDENTS AND A BUS TERMINUS AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUS TERMINUS WILL BE PROVIDED RIGHT IN THE CENTRE OF THE ESTATE, HE SAID,
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