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The first phase of Cheung Ching Estate will be ready for
occupation next year; it is due to be fully completed by 1981 when
65,000 people will be living in 12,000 fully self-contained flats at
an average density of 1,260 people to the acre.
In this first phase, five blocks
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will be constructed; an extension to the first phase, for which
a $32 million contract was signed in October, will consist of two twin
tower blocks.
Site formation for Phase II, which comprises nine blocks, has
already begun.
The Estate will have its own markets, shops and schools, as
well as 15 acres of open spaces.
From Tsing Yi, the Acting Governor travelled to Tsuen Wan where
he toured the almost completed Lai Yiu Estate which is due shortly to
receive its first tenants. Sir Denys was accompanied by Chief Architect
Mr Ng Yee-fook.
Lai Yiu Estate consists of four blocks, three of twin tower
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design, ranging in height from 24 storeys. Ultimately, 16,200 people
will live there at a density of only 736 people to the acre. The Estate
will have schools, kindergartens and bus termini; commercial facilities,
including shops and market stalls, will be centralized on a traffic-free
podium.
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The Estate is expected to be fully completed by July next year.
The group then moved to Sha Tin where Sir Denys was shown
round Wo Che Estate, now being constructed adjacent to Lek Yuen Estate.
Building work began there in October, 1975, and will be completed in
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