HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY *A*
PRESS RELEASE
新聞稿
Sunday, October 31, 1976
TAI WO HAU REMOVAL OPERATION GOING WELL
The operation to move 804 families from two blocks in Tau Wo
Hau Estate, Tsuen Wan, which are to be demolished and then redeveloped
is progressing well.
A Housing Authority spokesman said the majority of the 804
families involved had agreed to move and more than 450 families had
already left,
Over half the families had accepted accommodation in new estates
in the area, such as Lai King, while the remainder were moving into vacant
flats in other estates in different areas.
All the families come from blocks 12 and 13 which are to be
demolished in January and then rebuilt as part of the Housing Authority's
scheme to redevelop the whole estate,
Approximately 4,300 people are involved in the initial phase
of the scheme.
Work on rebuilding the blocks is due to begin in the summer
and be completed in about two and a half years.
A Housing Authority spokesman pointed out that the Authority
has decided to spend $182 million over the next few years redeveloping
its old Mark I and Mark II blocks either by converting flats into larger
units or demolishing whole blocks and rebuilding on the sites. The aim
was to offer improved living conditions to people in these estates.
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