MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1983
NEW HOUSING FOR 20 000 AT LAM TIN BY 1986
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A LARGE PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT WILL BE BUILT ON THE SITE OF
A MAJOR SQUATTER AREA IN LAM TIN TO PROVIDE MODERN HOMES FOR ABOUT 20 000 PEOPLE.
UPON FULL COMPLETION BY 1986, THE NEW PROJECT WILL CONTAIN THREE RENTAL AND THREE HOME OWNERSHIP BLOCKS PROVIDING 2 516 SELF-CONTAINED RENTAL AND 1 680 HOS FLATS.
SITE FORMATION IS ALREADY UNDERWAY ON PART OF THE SITE FOLLOWING THE CLEARANCE LAST YEAR OF SOME 1 800 SQUATTER STRUCTURES, MANY OF WHICH WERE DESTROYED IN PREVIOUS FIRES.
THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING (DESIGNATE), MR DAVID FORD, TODAY INSPECTED WORK PROGRESS AT THE SITE WHERE HE WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON DETAILS OF THE PROJECT.
MR FORD LEARNED THAT OF THE REMAINING 2 000 SQUATTER STRUCTURES WHICH WOULD BE CLEARED IN PHASES OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, COMPREHENSIVE RECORDS IN REGARD TO LOCATION, SIZE AND USAGE WERE KEPT TO PREVENT POSSIBLE QUEUE-JUMPING IN FUTURE REHOUSING.
HE WAS GLAD TO NOTE THAT NEW SQUATTING ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA WERE COMPLETELY UNDER CONTROL AS A RESULT OF STEPPED-UP ACTION BY THE DEPARTMENT'S SQUATTER CONTROL STAFF.
LATER AT THE CHEUNG LUNG TIN VILLAGE SQUATTER AREA, THE DIRECTOR (DESIGNATE) INSPECTED THE PILOT SCHEME OF AMENITY-RELATED IMPROVEMENTS WHICH HAD BEEN COMPLETED.
THE RESIDENTS HE TALKED TO ALL HAILED THE SCHEME FOR BRINGING THEM IMPROVED ACCESS, PUBLIC LIGHTING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL METERED WATER AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.
FIRE-BREAKS WERE ALSO CREATED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE SQUATTERS IN CASE OF FIRES. AND MR FORD WAS PLEASED TO KNOW THAT SUCH IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE EXTENDED TO OTHER MAJOR SQUATTER AREAS.
EXPORT CREDIT TO BE DISCUSSED
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A GROUP OF 30 INDUSTRIALISTS IN SHAM SHUI PO WILL TAKE PART IN A SEMINAR ON EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE ORGANISED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
GUEST SPEAKERS AT THE SEMINAR WILL BE MR CHOI SHIU-YING THE CUSTOMER SERVICES MANAGER, AND MR KOO LEUNG CHEE, HEAD OF THẺ BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UNIT OF THE HONG KONG EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE CORPORATION.
THEY WILL
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