HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY #BEA❖
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Sunday, 12th September, 1976.
HAPPINESS IS A NEW HOME
Moving to a better flat, of course with a higher rental, is commonplass in Hong Kong. But one family which recently moved into new accommodation is happily paying 86 times their previous rental.
Even in Hong Kong, where astronomical rents are not unheard of, such an increase normally would be crippling to most tenants.
But Mr Wong Bing sun is one tenant who has recently made such a move and is still smiling, Mr Wong and his family have moved into one of the Housing Authority's newest estates, Lai King at Tsuen Wan.
A few months ago Mr Wong, his wife and three children were living in one of the Authority's licensed areas and was paying $3 a month. Now at Lai King the rent for a agvengerson unit is $261, plus elootricity and water charges,
But, Mr Wong, a $850 a month clork, is more than happy with the new
arrangement
"Two years ago we were living in a squatter hut, before moving to the liseosad area,
Our standard of living has gone up rapidly since then," he said.
"Of course the rent is much higher than before, but it's worth it. The flat is spacious and has a beautiful view of Teing Yi Island and the Harbour."
Mr Wong's wife has a part-time job which pushes the family's income to more than $1,000 each month. The seven-person unit gives them more than 300 square feet.
In the same block as the Wongs is the Chu family. Mrs Chu Lee-yin, her husband and five children occupy an eight-person unit, which has a monthly rent of $286.
Before moving to Lai King the Chu family shared a pre-war tenement building in Western District, Hong Kong, paying $35. But the Chu family is not complaining about the higher rent. They are delighted with the extra facilities and privacy their new home has given them.
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