HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY #BAAA*
PRESS RELEASE
新聞稿
Thursday, 21st October 1976
HOUSING AUTHORITY SEEKS TO PREVENT
CONTRACTORS EXPLOITING TENANTS
The Housing Authority is to try out a new procedure to prevent
tenants from being exploited by greedy and unscrupulous contractors.
The trial will be held in Lai Yiu Estate, Tsuen Wan, starting
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in December whepe the first occupants are due to move in.
The Estate will have approximately 2,400 flats providing homes
for more than 19,000 people.
Contractors will be invited to tender by November 5 to supply
and install a range of standard items, such as tiles, rails and cupboards,
as well as to paint flats.
Only six contractors will be approved to carry out the work.
Each tender must be accompanied by a $10,000 deposit and
successful tenderers will be required to deposit with the Housing Authority
$100,000 as a surety bond.
deposits returned.
Contractors not selected will have their
Approved contractors will be allowed to install only good quality
fittings listed by the Housing Authority and tenants will not be able to
have non-standard items installed during the first six months of their
tenancy. After this period, they can engage any contractor they like
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not necessarily one of the approved contractors to fit other than
standard items, although estate staff will be on hand to make sure that
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