WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1978
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PILING WORK STARTS FOR SHA TIN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES
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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE P.W.D. HAS COMPLETED SITE FORMATION WORKS FOR MOST OF THE AREA NORTH-EAST OF TSANG TAI UK IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN.
THIS AREA, WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN RECLAIMED FROM THE SEA, WILL CONTAIN TWO PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES - ONE TO BE 'BUILT BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND ANOTHER BY THE HOUSING SOCIETY.
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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTATE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THREE PHASES BY 1981, WILL HOUSE 28,000 PEOPLE.
THE HOUSING SOCIETY ESTATE, DUE FOR COMPLETION BY THE END OF 1980, WILL HOUSE 15,000 PEOPLE.
PILING WORK HAS ALREADY COMMENCED FOR THE TWO ESTATES,
NOTE TO EDITORS:
SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS TO ATTEND INAUGURATION
OF NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR. F.K. LI, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY FOR THE FIFTH TERM OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE KWUN TONG SPORTS ASSOCIATION AT 7 P.M. TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT MARIGOLD RESTAURANT, 130 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE EVENT.
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